Charles Randolph Ellison is the last surviving son of Randolph and Beulah Ellison. He is sent away from his birth place of the racially segregated South for his survival and the preservation of the Ellison family. CharlesR finds love in the progressive northern city of Philadelphia and becomes a father. He works hard to protect his family and build a construction business while the country is engaged in an unpopular war and civil unrest. CharlesR plans for his six sons to take over the family business but there are complications. The Towers series is a fictional story about the Ellison family. "Foundation" introduces CharlesR, Cora-Lee, their six sons and the creation of the Ellison Construction Company. In "Stronger than Steel" the Ellison legacy continues with a new generation of Ellison women at the helm of the family's thriving construction and design business. "Built to Last" closes the series by revealing motives and secrets behind mayhem, mystery and murder. Towers follows five generations of the Ellison family and includes complicated character relationships, erotic romance and historical references.