Ralph Compton stood six-foot-eight without his boots. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. His first novel, The Goodnight Trail, was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel. He was also the author of the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series.

Peter Brandvold has penned numerous fast-action westerns under his own name and his penname, Frank Leslie. He is the author of the .45-Caliber series featuring Cuno Massey; the Rusty Spurr series featuring Deputy U.S. Marshal Spurr Morgan; the Rogue Lawman series featuring Gideon Hawk; the Lou Prophet, Bounty Hunter series; and the Yakima Henry series.