The Year of Secrets (Reader Community Teaser)

When I wrote The Venus Fly Trap, I knew one book could never hold it all. There were too many stories, too many behind-the-scenes confessions, too many raw, hilarious, or dangerous details that didn’t fit between the covers.

That’s where the idea for The Year of Secrets was born.

It’s not just a bonus chapter collection. It’s a community. A space for readers who want to go deeper, laugh harder, and see the parts of the story I couldn’t publish. Think of it as the afterparty — the part you only get into if you know the password.

Why Secrets Deserve Their Own Space

When you write a memoir, you’re constantly balancing honesty with limits. Some stories were cut because they slowed the main narrative. Others were cut because they were too raw, too personal, or too explosive to release into the wild all at once.

But just because those stories didn’t make the book doesn’t mean they should stay buried. They deserve daylight too — and that’s what The Year of Secrets delivers.

What to Expect

If you join, here’s what you’ll find waiting for you:

• Bonus Chapters. Entire scenes and arcs that were cut from The Venus Fly Trap, polished and ready for readers who want more.
• Confessions. The unfiltered commentary — what I was really thinking during the events of the book.
• Behind-the-Scenes. Photos, notes, even voice recordings from the writing and audiobook process.
• Interactive Q&A. Your chance to ask the questions the book raised for you — and hear answers I couldn’t fit on the page.
• Future Teasers. Glimpses of the next book in the series (The Venus Fly Trap: Enough Is Never Enough).

It’s an ongoing conversation — a full year of peeling back the curtain together.

Why Join?

Because secrets lose their power when they’re shared. And some of the best stories are the ones whispered in confidence, not broadcast to the entire world.

This isn’t for everyone. Some people will be content with just the memoir. But if you’re the kind of reader who finishes a book and immediately wants to know, “But what happened after that?” — this is for you.

How It Works

It’s simple: you sign up with your email, and every month for a year, you get exclusive access to new content. Stories too juicy, too personal, or too scandalous for the book. Each one lands in your inbox like a handwritten letter — direct, unfiltered, personal.

And unlike the book, you can talk back. Respond, ask, react. It’s a dialogue, not just a download.

A Personal Invitation

When I wrote The Venus Fly Trap, I thought it was the end of something. But The Year of Secrets has shown me it’s the beginning. It’s where the story keeps unfolding — not just mine, but yours too. Because the more readers share their reactions, their parallels, their own confessions, the more it becomes a community of people who are done hiding.

Final Thought

The Venus Fly Trap was the book. The Year of Secrets is the conversation after the book — raw, funny, unfiltered, and ongoing.