Gregory Lee Renz

Fire Captain Gregory Lee Renz was involved in a dramatic rescue of two little boys from their burning basement. He received a series of awards for this rescue, including induction into the Wisconsin Fire and Police Hall of Fame in 2006. When he was asked to share the dramatic rescue at several awards banquets, he was moved by the emotional responses he received and was struck by the power of his stories. In 2008 Gregory traded his turnout gear for a writing desk to pursue his passion. Storytelling. After ten years of creative writing courses, workshops, conferences, and editors, he finally typed The End to the International-Gold-Medal-Winning novel BENEATH THE FLAMES. Gregory now lives in Lake Mills with his wife Paula and is hard at work on his next novel.