From Sean Cockerham in Anchorage –

Frank Bailey’s co-authors for “Renegade: Sarah Palin's Hatchet Man,” are pulling out.

Word came in a brief emailed statement today from Joy Morgan and her daughter, Christiana Grace, Southern California public relations pros who were writing the book with Bailey.

Bailey was Palin’s close aide, director of boards and commissions, and a figure in the “Troopergate” investigation last year.

“Releve Marketing and PR of San Diego, CA has made the decision today to no longer represent or co-author Frank Bailey's upcoming book Renegade: Sarah Palin's Hatchet Man.”

It was a pretty abrupt announcement, since just yesterday Morgan and Grace sent out a press release to promote the book, saying that “although Palin has worked hard on attaining a polished public image, behind the scenes things were often a very different story. Bailey, one of Palin's closest inner circle, tells that story.”

Grace wouldn’t say why she and her mother are dropping out, but said it’s nothing personal.

“Frank Bailey and I have been close friends since college and we remain close friends,” she said.

Grace declined to provide any contact information to reach Bailey regarding the book.