diff --git a/example/main.go b/example/main.go
index 846609a..b430f95 100644
--- a/example/main.go
+++ b/example/main.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"strings"
+	"os"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
@@ -48,40 +48,32 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	// Set up environment variables for testing
+	os.Setenv("SECRET_ARN", "arn:aws:secretsmanager:region:account:secret:name")
+	os.Setenv("DB_HOST", "localhost")
+	os.Setenv("DB_PORT", "5432")
+	os.Setenv("DB_USER", "admin")
+
 	// Create an empty config struct
-	cfg := &Config{}
+	cfg := &DatabaseConfig{}
 
-	// Create options for customized behavior
+	// Create options with AWS configuration
 	opts := &secretfetch.Options{
 		AWS: &aws.Config{
-			Region: "us-west-2",
-		},
-		Validators: map[string]secretfetch.ValidationFunc{
-			"api_key": func(s string) error {
-				if len(s) != 32 {
-					return fmt.Errorf("API key must be 32 characters long")
-				}
-				return nil
-			},
-		},
-		Transformers: map[string]secretfetch.TransformFunc{
-			"uppercase": func(s string) (string, error) {
-				return strings.ToUpper(s), nil
-			},
+			Region: "us-west-2", // This can also be set via AWS_REGION environment variable
 		},
 	}
 
-	// Populate all secrets with advanced features
+	// Fetch all secrets
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	if err := secretfetch.Fetch(ctx, cfg, opts); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to fetch secrets: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// Use your fully populated config!
-	fmt.Printf("Environment: %s\n", cfg.Environment)
-	fmt.Printf("Database Config: %+v\n", cfg.Database)
-	fmt.Printf("Session Timeout: %v\n", cfg.SessionTimeout)
-	fmt.Printf("Max Connections: %d\n", cfg.MaxConnections)
-	fmt.Printf("Certificate Length: %d bytes\n", len(cfg.Certificate))
-	fmt.Printf("Raw Data Length: %d bytes\n", len(cfg.RawData))
+	// Use the configuration
+	fmt.Printf("Database Configuration:\n")
+	fmt.Printf("Host: %s\n", cfg.Host)
+	fmt.Printf("Port: %d\n", cfg.Port)
+	fmt.Printf("Username: %s\n", cfg.Username)
+	fmt.Printf("Password: [REDACTED]\n")
 }
diff --git a/secret.go b/secret.go
index bafce41..c3b99f4 100644
--- a/secret.go
+++ b/secret.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package secretfetch
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
@@ -73,6 +74,12 @@ type cachedValue struct {
 	expiration time.Time
 }
 
+var (
+	secretsCache map[string]string
+	secretsMu    sync.RWMutex
+	secretsOnce  sync.Once
+)
+
 func validatePattern(value, pattern string) error {
 	re, err := regexp.Compile(pattern)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -428,23 +435,73 @@ func (s *secret) Get(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (s *secret) getFromAWS(ctx context.Context, awsConfig *aws.Config) (string, error) {
+	if s.awsKey == "" {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	// Try to get from cache first
+	secretsMu.RLock()
+	if value, ok := secretsCache[s.awsKey]; ok {
+		secretsMu.RUnlock()
+		return value, nil
+	}
+	secretsMu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Initialize cache if needed
+	secretsOnce.Do(func() {
+		secretsCache = make(map[string]string)
+	})
+
+	// Load AWS config
 	cfg, err := config.LoadDefaultConfig(ctx, func(o *config.LoadOptions) error {
-		o.Region = awsConfig.Region
-		o.Credentials = awsConfig.Credentials
+		if awsConfig != nil {
+			o.Region = awsConfig.Region
+			o.Credentials = awsConfig.Credentials
+		}
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to load AWS config: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Create client and fetch secret
 	client := secretsmanager.NewFromConfig(cfg)
 	input := &secretsmanager.GetSecretValueInput{
 		SecretId: aws.String(s.awsKey),
 	}
-	if result, err := client.GetSecretValue(ctx, input); err == nil {
-		return *result.SecretString, nil
+
+	result, err := client.GetSecretValue(ctx, input)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get AWS secret %s: %w", s.awsKey, err)
+	}
+
+	if result.SecretString == nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("no secret string found for %s", s.awsKey)
+	}
+
+	// Try to parse as JSON first
+	var secretMap map[string]string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(*result.SecretString), &secretMap); err == nil {
+		// If successful, cache all values
+		secretsMu.Lock()
+		for k, v := range secretMap {
+			secretsCache[k] = v
+		}
+		secretsMu.Unlock()
+		
+		// Return the specific key if it exists
+		if value, ok := secretMap[s.awsKey]; ok {
+			return value, nil
+		}
+		// If key not found in JSON, use the entire string
 	}
-	return "", err
+
+	// Cache and return the raw string
+	secretsMu.Lock()
+	secretsCache[s.awsKey] = *result.SecretString
+	secretsMu.Unlock()
+
+	return *result.SecretString, nil
 }
 
 // FetchAndValidate is an alias for Fetch to maintain backward compatibility