JB Hamilton Queen and Louie Dillon, native Kentuckians and sisters, grew up on a farm at the foothills of the Appalachians. A need to reach out and explore led them to careers in e...view moreJB Hamilton Queen and Louie Dillon, native Kentuckians and sisters, grew up on a farm at the foothills of the Appalachians. A need to reach out and explore led them to careers in entertainment and fashion before they took the leap to follow their passion to write. They have been featured in writers’ magazines and quoted throughout Nikoo and James McGoldrick’s Marriage of Minds; collaborative fiction writing. In addition to Sweet Gums, they have written three other novels; Raincrow, Imminent Reprisal, and Masters of the Breed. JB and her husband live in Sarasota, Florida. Louie lives with her husband in Mountain Home, Arkansas.view less