The Secrets I Kept

A True Story of Rescue, Redemption, and Repentance

From the strip club to the foot of the cross—discover how Jesus redeemed a life the world had written off.

The Secrets I Kept is the raw, redemptive memoir of Michaela Nikolaenko, a former party girl, occultist, and exotic dancer who was born into generational addiction and brokenness.

Through destructive relationships, spiritual deception, and dark paths of identity-seeking, Michaela chased everything but the truth, until Jesus met her in the depths of her sin and shame and called her home.

This memoir is a testimony of radical transformation in Christ and a call to those who’ve been to the dark side and back. If you're longing for healing, identity, and redemption, this book will show you that no one is too far gone for the saving love of God, and that the wholeness we are seeking can only be found in Him and His Holy Church.

About the Book

Author’s note: This book isn’t yet available and will probably need until our daughter reaches school age and I can edit it again per my spiritual father’s loving guidance. If you are an editor or publisher with a heart for a project like this, please email me: michaelanikolaenko@gmail.com.