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A Charleston Love Story
A Charleston Love Story
Series · 6 books · 2018-2021
By
Mel Dau
Books in series
#1
Khiaere and Phy
2018
Khiaere Washington is a Country Savage Dude who just wants four things: Success, A Queen, Babies and Love. He has the success portion mastered through hard work, education, street smarts and straight hustle. After hitting a massive roadblock with his girlfriend, Gina, he is forced to get off the highway to travel a different route. Will that route lead him to a love that's as sweet as Pie? Phy (Pronounced Pie) Washington who is of no relation to Khiaere has made the decision to move back home to be close to her mom. This is a move she didn't want to make, but it was necessary. A late-night run in with an old college friend may be just the motivation she needs to make the decision to actually enjoy her new life in Mount Pleasant, SC. Will this reconnection be the answer to her lonely heart, or the cause of a murder charge? Trell Smith is a man about his business. If it doesn't make dollars then it won’t make sense. Period. With no room for females because they can’t be trusted, there is an ice box where his heart used to be. Will someone be able to melt that ice and get the most vital organ pumping to the tunes of love? What does he do when love catches him off guard? Will he fight love like a G or surrender like a man? Tae Laing is the hottest interior designer on this side of the Mason Dixon Line. She steps out on faith and decides to move to Charleston, SC to start her on design firm and be close to her best friend. She’s not looking for love or commitment. With a traumatic past, love is all she ever wanted, but is she worthy? What do you do when love comes rudely knocking at your door and you didn’t send for it? Will an unacquainted love bring happiness in the lives of people who are unsure of what love is? Will the block that hinder win the battle, or will love flow victoriously? Will outside elements threaten what they may build, or will all threats be eliminated? Find out in this Charleston Love Story.
#2
Khiaere and Phy 2
2018
Khiaere and Phy Washington have been through a lot already in their relationship. Outside threats turns to inside conflict. Will their love for each other be able to withstand the test that are being administered against their relationship or will it be too much to handle? Gina is living the life in Miami with no worries in the world or is she. With eyes on her she has no idea what’s in store for her. Is she going to pay her own penance or will she be brought to her knees by the wrath of those offended. Trell is still being Trell and with Tae by his side he seems unstoppable. Will their relationship be the love Tae needs to heal her broken, abandoned heart? Will a new presence in her life offer something that no one else can, even Trell? Choppa is who you need to see when you need a job done. Being down with Khiaere and Trell from the sandbox offers an undying loyalty that no one can shake. Coming on the scene and making his place known he in not to be played with. It’s something to be said about love and how it can alter your thinking of a man. Is love worth giving up loyalty? Delia is a key player in a game she didn’t even sign up to take part in. Gina has been her friend since youth but was it out of love and loyalty or something else? Will her involuntary role cost her more than she ever bargained for or will it introduce a saving grace that could alter life as she knows it? Continue the journey with the crew as they take on the threats of their relationships. Will they all be strong enough to handle what life has to throw at them or will lines be drawn in the sand. Find out in Part 2 of this Charleston Love Story.
#3
Justice's Rose
2018
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“Did you ever hear about the Rose that grew in a Concrete Garden?" Delia Rose is a woman of purpose and power but it was not easy getting to that point. A life with all the odds against her, she makes it a mission to survive and push through the concrete of resistance that wants to stop her. With a love like no other in Justice, will it be enough to shatter the doubts she has? Will his love be enough to save her from the evils that still exist to push her back under the concrete? With a much-perceived losing hand will she still come out with all her books necessary to win in the Spades game of Life. Justice (Choppa) Christianson is a man about his family. Finding love in Delia was a win above all wins in his life. With a delicate Rose to care for is he prepared to put in the work to weed the garden of all harm to his love. Evil lurks just around the corner but will its weeds be too much for Justice to handle or will it give him the strength needed to uproot his rose and place her on fertile ground? The Washington and Christianson Tribe are back to give you more but with more focus on the Christianson Tribe. Will the Christianson Tribe reign victorious over the evil that threaten the family? When you mess with one Christianson, you mess with all Christiansons…Washingtons too? Find out what happens in this Standalone of Justice’s Rose.
#4
Trell and Tae
2018
Back by popular demand, Trell and Tae are back to give the readers what they want. Life is good and moves have been made but what happens when a unexpected storm comes to settle over the Oasis that is Trell and Tae? Will their relationship be strong enough to withstand the winds that have come to blow apart a union that seems very much ordained by God? Trell's love for Tae is never dying and as strong as an ox. Will that love be enough for Tae?Claire and Rai Summers are two exotic girls from Fork, Washington. Being Native American and having been born in raised on a Reservation, they have lived a sheltered life. Both of them handled that life very differently. One allowing it to push her to be a social butterfly while the other closed herself in herself. What happens when they move far away from home to experience new things? Will the sisters be able to handle the curves life will throw at any given time or will they knock it out the park?Find out what happens in this explosive Standalone about love, trust, sisterhood and loyalty. Who will be left standing at the end? This is the Trell and Tae you love, with a twist.
#5
Summers' Howl
2018
Just when you thought Claire Summers’ story is over, it has just begun. Finding out that her family tradition has now extended to her she has to make the adjustment in her life when she returns to Forks, Washington. As the manager of her father Alo’s Casino she is placed in a position of power that she never wanted and more importantly is not ready for. Will her father’s hiring of an out-of-town security firm be the answer to her reservations or will it be more problematic? Not just on a career level but a romantic level as well. Will Claire be able to get her life back after her mayor fail in Columbia, South Carolina or will it be same story, different city and state?Mason Lourie is the head over a security firm established by his late father and now run by him and his two brothers Kyle and Kirk Jr. The team has been enlisted by Alo Summers to run all aspects of Security for his casinos in Forks and Port Angeles, Washington. A part of the contract stipulations is they must move to Washington which is a new world to this family. A family secret that must be protected will prove difficult in this new setting. When he is assigned to be Claire’s right hand man, will that be the only assignment he fulfills, or will his family secret and Claire’s family tradition become the Clash of the Beast.Take a ride with Claire on her journey to find herself as a woman and a lover in this explosive paranormal romance, Summers’ Howl.
#6
Heart Of Tana
2021
THIS IS A RE-RELEASE Trell and Tae Smith's daughter, Montana “Tana" Rosa Smith, is all grown up and college bound. Be a fly on the wall as she navigates through her college experience and learn lessons she never thought she would. With her best friend Xena Monroe beside her she will learn the ups and downs of becoming an adult. With certain choices come certain outcomes. Will some of those outcomes blossom her forward or destroy the woman she is meant to become? Find out what happens when Tana Smith's heart is tested. This literary work has scenes dealing with domestic violence and miscarriage. If this is triggering to you I understand with love why you may choose to not indulge. Please review my catalog for more suitable works.
Author
Mel Dau
Author · 110 books