The Bear Houston Chronicles
Follow Bear Houston from the football fields of small-town Kansas into college, art, brotherhood, love, and a world that keeps getting bigger.
Read the story in order
Two books are currently available. Book Three, Strength in Unity, is planned for November 2026.
Book One · Available Now
Before Bear can leave home, he has to decide whether he can finally live as himself.
In the heart of Kansas, Bear Houston is a powerhouse on the football field and a familiar face in a town that values tradition. Senior year forces him to choose between the safety of conformity and the courage to embrace his identity—especially after confident transfer student Kyle Wilson changes everything.
Book Two · Available Now
Leaving home gives Bear freedom. Now he has to figure out what to do with it.
Bear leaves Redfield for Eastern Missouri University, trading football for graphic design and the familiarity of home for a campus full of new possibilities. Friendship, art, academics, fraternity life, and independence challenge him to decide not only who he is, but where he belongs.
Book Three · Coming Soon
Coming November 2026
Bear’s sophomore year brings his first professional steps as a designer, deeper ties to his fraternity brothers, and relationships that begin to challenge what he thought friendship and love were supposed to look like.
Explore Book Three