Travis Hunter - is an author, songwriter and father. The Hearts of Men was self-published in 2000 by Hunter's own company, Jimrose Publishing House. During the 2000 Book Expo America in Chicago, Hunter was signed by Random House's imprint, Villard Books for the re-release of The Hearts of Men, Married but Still Looking. He signed again for Trouble Man, A One Woman Man, Something to Die For, A Family Sin and an upcoming title to be released in May of this year.

Carlton Stowers is an author/journalist who's books include bestsellers To the Last Breath and Careless Whispers, both winners of the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allen Poe Award as the Best Fact Crime Book of the Year, Innocence Lost, which was nominated for a Pulitzer, and his autobiographical Sins of the Son. Stowers' books have been selections of the Literary Guild, Mystery Guild, Doubleday Book Club, True Crime Book Club, Preferred Choice Book Club, Playboy Book Club and Guideposts Book Club. Additionally, he has authored a number of books on sports, ranging from MARCUS, the autobiography of NFL great Marcus Allen which spent six weeks on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list. In recent years he has returned to writing sports related books including Where Dreams Die Hard: A Small American Town and Its Six-Man Football Team and Oh Brother, How They Played the Game: The Story of Texas' Greatest All-Brothers Baseball Team. Carlton lives in Cedar Hill, Texas.