Jo BarrettJo Barrett was born in Okinawa, Japan. She moved to San Antonio, Texas, with her family and attended the University of Texas, Austin, where she received the Normandy Scholarship. From Texas she moved to Washington, D.C., to work on Capitol Hill. Whil working full-time, she earned a law degree from Georgetown University. Instead of taking a legal job, she moved to New York City to become a writer. Read More Read Less