NICOLE “COCO” MARROW, also known as Nicole Austin, grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Southern California. She is happily married to rapper and actor Ice-T. A former aerobics trainer, Coco has been featured in national magazines including People, Us Weekly, and Playboy and was the subject of a highly rated E! True Hollywood Story on hip-hop wives.

Laura Hayden has published several novels, primarily in the romantic suspense category. Her book, A Margin in Time, won the Golden Heart from the Romance Writers of America. She currently lives in Colorado with her husband, a colonel in the U.S. Air Force.