From the time she was ten and tried to write her own detective series in the fashion of the Hardy Boys, Renée Pawlish has been developing her craft. Along with creative writing classes, Renée studied great writers like Dashiell Hammett, Rex Stout, Stephen King, Sue Grafton and many more. Once Renée graduated from college, she began her first novel. Now, all these years later, she has penned numerous books in a variety of genres. Renée was born in California, but has lived most of her life in Colorado. When she's not hiking, cycling, or chasing ballplayers for autographs, she is writing mysteries and thrillers. She also has some middle grade novels waiting to be published. Renée loves to travel and has visited numerous countries around the world. She has also spent many summer days at her parents' cabin in the hills outside of Boulder, which was the inspiration for the setting of Taylor Crossing in her novel Nephilim: Genesis of Evil. The Reed Ferguson Mystery Series This Doesn't Happen In The Movies Reel Estate Rip-off The Nephilim Trilogy Nephilim Genesis of Evil Books Two and Three soon to be released The Noah Winter YA Adventure Series The Emerald Quest Take Five A short story collection that includes a Reed Ferguson tale. The Sallie House: Exposing the Beast Within A non-fiction book about one of the most haunted houses in America. To learn more you can follow her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/reneepawlish.... on her blog: http://tobecomeawriter.wordpress.com/ on Twitter: http://twitter.com/reneepawlish