Ex-Army Civil Affairs specialist and loner Jo Gunning is headed west, but she detours and finds herself in a small town in rural Alabama. First, she runs afoul of local law enforcement, and then the owner of the local café asks Jo to find the truth about her nephew’s death. Jo could have moved on, but she’s not one to run when help is needed, so she begins asking questions. However, someone doesn’t like her poking around, and they’ll do anything to stop her from discovering secrets they want kept in the dark. With enemies at every turn, it will take all of Jo’s resourcefulness to survive.

Jo Gunning returns! Ex-Army Civil Affairs specialist and loner Jo Gunning is trying to lead a quiet life, but that’s interrupted when her friend, Dack, requests her help. She can’t turn him down, and he sends her to Mexico to provide security for millionaire businessman Chandler Holmes and his family. But for Jo, nothing is as simple as it seems, and she soon finds herself on a rescue mission, caught between his rival business partners and unsure who she can trust. With danger at every turn, Jo must use all her skills in order to survive.

How do you save someone who doesn’t want to be saved? After a tumultuous time in Colorado, Jo Gunning journeys west, where she encounters a couple whose daughter has joined a religious commune outside Las Vegas. Fearful that the commune’s charismatic religious leader may have harmed their daughter, they ask Jo for help. Jo has no job, no responsibility, and a burning desire to help others. She agrees to look for their daughter, but in order to find answers, she must join the religious group. What she discovers is as disturbing as anything she’s ever faced. This novel will be released in September 2023.

Jo Gunning Returns! Seeking nothing more than peace and quiet, loner Jo Gunning wanders into Prescott, Arizona. But solitude proves illusive. As Jo hikes a remote trail, someone shoots at her. As Jo searches for the culprit, she stumbles upon a kidnapped teenager—a victim of a human trafficking ring—and she finds herself in a fight she never wanted. Not one to run from trouble, Jo helps the boy, and she sets in motion deadly events that lead her to a quest for vengeance. Gunning for Vengeance is a pulse-pounding thriller with a female lead character readers say is “smart, tough, compassionate, and, when necessary, deadly.” “I have hit the jackpot with Renee Pawlish.” ~ Amazon reviewer

Ex-Army Civil Affairs specialist Jo Gunning is on a personal errand when she and other customers are taken hostage during a robbery at a Dallas bank. Her instincts kick in immediately, and she does what she can to keep the hostages safe. Once the robbers flee the bank, Jo is debriefed by the police, and only then does she realize there’s something she missed. Driven by a desire for answers, Jo starts her own investigation into the robbery, which leads her to unseen enemies who will do anything to keep secrets buried. But they didn’t count on Jo Gunning.

Jo Gunning returns to Greensville, Alabama—this time to testify in a trial that could finally bring down the town’s most dangerous power player, Rance Pollack.She expects tension. She expects threats. But she doesn’t expect Keyshawn Washington, her ally in disrupting a criminal empire, to vanish without a trace. An empty house, a cryptic note, and shadows lurking where they don’t belong—nothing adds up, and Jo can’t walk away. As she searches for him, a chilling possibility takes Rance Pollack and the cartel he worked with haven’t forgotten what Jo and Keyshawn did to their operation. And they may have already made their move. With time running out and powerful enemies closing in, Jo must rely on her instincts, her training, and her relentless pursuit of justice to find Keyshawn before she becomes the next target. Fast-paced, razor-sharp, and gripping until the last page, Gunning for Justice is a must-read for fans of hard-hitting thrillers. Scroll up and grab your copy today.

Former Army Civil Affairs specialist Jo Gunning will return in another exciting adventure in the late summer or fall of 2025.