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Settled in 1734, Bethlehem is a typical Litchfield hill town and retains much of its rural charm. Around its green are an old post tavern at the Woodward House, two historic churches, and the Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden. Rev. Joseph Bellamy came to Bethlehem in 1738 and stayed to establish the first theological school in the country, educating Aaron Burr, James Morris, and later John C. Calhoun. In 1938, postmaster Earl Johnson designed a rubber stamp to adorn cards sent from the post office attached to his familys general store. This first cachet became an annual project and established Bethlehem as the Christmas town. In 1946, two Benedictine nuns came to stay with artist Lauren Ford while establishing the Abbey of Regina Laudis in a factory donated by local businessman Robert Leather. Every September for the last 85 years, the Bethlehem Fair has welcomed more than 60,000 people to apple pies and horse draws at its scenic fairgrounds.

Special Agent Kyrie Shea is asked to leave her profiling job at Quantico to go work for a very elite government agency known as Dark Force One. That should be a good thing, right? Problems arise when the all male agency don''t give her the warmest of welcomes, sending her sometimes fragile ego into overdrive. Minor mishaps are soon elevated to full-on disasters as Kyrie fights for respect from her fellow agents, tracks a serial rapist, and in the process manages to incite the wrath of various psychos in town. As if that''s not enough to deal with, she has two very sexy males that are driving her to distractions: FBI Agent, lover and best friend since childhood, Derrick Chamberlin, and her sexy new boss, Matthew Foxworth - who scares her more than the psychos out to get her. With a quirky wit, unyielding determination and a little blind luck she faces it all head on in pure Kyrie Shea style.

Once again things heat up for Special Agent Kyrie Shea and she has to use her investigative skills to figure out who''s bombing the town locals. When one of those locals being targeted turns out to be one of her teammates, and her sister unwittingly becomes the only one who can identify the serial bomber, it''s up to Kyrie and her intensely alluring boss, Matthew ''Fox'' Foxworth to protect them. So the four of them retreat to a cabin in the Maine wilderness. That''s when things really heat up. Kyrie thought the heat coming off the bomb blasts was hot, but being locked in a cabin with a boss she''s overwhelmingly attracted to may just top it. Still unsure she''s ready to give up her life-long friend and lover, Derrick Chamberlin, she tries desperately to keep herself in control. Another problem arises when heat ignites inappropriately between her married sister and her teammate. It sparks Kyrie''s anger, and lust is not the only urge she needs to rein in. It''s a good thing Fox took her Taser away!

Special Agent Kyrie Shea takes her team to her hometown of Auburn Heights, Montana to track down a team of serial killers. That is, if she can bury the memories of the trauma she faced at the hands of a trusted family friend long enough to walk through the front door of her family home. On top of that, she continues to struggle in deciding who she is more compatible with; does she stick with life-long best friend and lover, Derrick Chamberlin? Or does she risk everything and succumb to the powerful connection that draws her ever closer to her new boss; sexy and mysterious, ex-Special Forces soldier, Matthew "Fox" Foxworth. As if she didn''t have enough to worry about...it''s Thanksgiving! She will have to deal with concerned parents, nosey sisters, and Derrick''s parents. All of whom have no idea of their current relationship status. Kyrie will use her quirky humor to confront her three greatest fears: psycho killers, commitment, and family.

Special Agent Kyrie Shea thought things were finally settling down for her. There were no crazed killers after her, and she was enjoying a committed relationship with best friend and lover, Derrick Chamberlin. She should''ve known the normality wouldn''t last... Her best friend and coroner moves to Hollow Cove, bringing with her a case that sparks an investigation into a new breed of serial killer. Next: She acquires a new nemesis in Army Lieutenant Raina Lowe, who''s popped in for her yearly attempt at seducing Kyrie''s boss, Matthew "Fox" Foxworth. Which causes jealousy to ignite, forcing Kyrie to face the fact her feelings for Fox are still there. And quite possibly, are even stronger than she realized. Then, mentor from the Quantico FBI head-quarters shows up to help solve the serial murders. Now she''s dealing with his cynical attitude, hard drinking, and reckless sexual escapades while they track the killer cross country and back. Kyrie will have to face off with the nemesis, the killer, and the friend.

Beyond the Miles is a fiction story about two people of different ethnicity growing up in the South in the ''50s, where the only communication between blacks and whites was that blacks worked for whites either as domestics or in the cotton fields. The characters of this story are two young people that grew up in the same rural community, but because of segregation in the South, they had no interaction. They both relocated to the North and, as fate would have it, became a part of the same social circle and fell in love. This story shows that love is so powerful it expands beyond all barriers and overcomes all obstacles, including racism. It shows just how damaging racism is and how we as a society have to find a way to overcome racism.