United by a shared passion for the written word, the Conovers met during a chance encounter in 2004 and later married in 2007.

Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 1991 NFL Draft, Scott Conover was born and raised in Freehold, New Jersey, and is a graduate of Purdue University in Indiana. Scott played six seasons with the Lions before writing a children's book and going on to pursue a career in the culinary arts. Scott remains active in the NFL Legends community and continues to share his love of the game through youth football clinics and camps. As a certified drone pilot, he enjoys flying drones in his free time.

A born and bred Michigander, Courtney Conover is a graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. A former narrator for the International Auto Show Tour, Courtney was a television reporter for a CBS affiliate in Columbia, South Carolina, before returning to Michigan and becoming a certified yoga instructor. She’s also a 19-time contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.

AI Turf is the couple’s collaborative literary debut.

They have a son, Scotty, and a daughter, Kennedy.