Gregory Renz served the citizens of Milwaukee for twenty-eight years as a firefighter, retiring as a fire captain. He was involved in a dramatic rescue of two boys from their burning basement bedroom. For this rescue, he received a series of awards, including induction into the Wisconsin Fire and Police Hall of Fame in 2006. Greg has always been an avid reader and thought, maybe, he could craft a compelling novel if he could learn how to get these stories on the page. After only ten years of creative writing courses through the University of Wisconsin and countless workshops and conferences later, Gregory typed The End to his highly acclaimed debut novel, BENEATH THE FLAMES, which has won The Readers’ Favorite International Book Award Gold Medal, the Independent Author Network Debut Novel of the Year, a Midwest Book Award, an American Book fest Best Book Award, and an International Book Award. Gregory is currently working on his second novel.