Ezra Carter's life looks perfect from the outside: Star quarterback. Undefeated season. Beloved by teammates, teachers, and almost everyone who crosses his path. Football is his future, and his escape.

But perfection has cracks.

As Ezra enters his junior year of high school, his grades threaten to bench him just as everything he's worked for is finally within reach. While he shines in English, music, drama, and art, advanced math and science could cost him the one thing he can't live without. Desperate to stay on the field, Ezra agrees to tutoring, never expecting how deeply it will challenge and change him.

Told entirely through Ezra's private journal, this is not a traditional coming-of-age story. It's raw, unfiltered, and deeply personal. As pressure mounts, Ezra is drawn into a whirlwind of temptation, bad decisions, late nights, and harsh truths. Parties blur into consequences. Confidence gives way to doubt. And the line between who he is and who he's expected to be begins to fracture.

Ezra must confront the parts of himself he's tried to ignore before he loses everything: his future, his sense of self, and the life he's fighting to protect.

Will he rise to the moment or spiral when it matters most?

Couture Confessional: Ezra Carter is the first entry in the Couture Confessional Series, an anthology of standalone stories told through journals and diaries, uncovering the hidden chapters of people's lives, the ones never meant to be read. Inspired by the confessional style of Go Ask Alice and Jay's Journal, each book reveals a truth that refuses to stay buried.

Early Access Reader Reactions

"A wild, emotional ride. I couldn't put it down."
"I don't even like sports, and I was completely hooked."
"The format is brilliant, and the ending stayed with me."
"I'm already waiting for the next confession."

From the Author
This story began as a dream—one vivid enough that I knew Ezra had something to say. Writing his story as a journal felt like the only honest way to capture his voice and his struggle. Ezra unlocked memories, questions, and truths I didn't expect, and my hope is that readers find something of themselves in his journey. These confessions are meant to shine light into hidden places—and perhaps help someone else find their way forward.

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