Jo Barrett

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Jo Barrett is a Romance Author who was born in Okinawa, Japan, and yet the only Japanese word she understands is "sushi"- (wow, that's embarrassing...). She moved to San Antonio, Texas, and attended the University of Texas, Austin, where she received the Normandy Scholarship. After graduating, she moved to Washington, D.C. and began working as a staffer on Capitol Hill. While working full-time, she earned a law degree from Georgetown University. She then moved to New York City, worked briefly at Cardozo Law School, and began writing her first novel.

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Jo Barrett is the author of The Men's Guide to the Women's Bathroom which was published by Harper Collins / Avon Books in 2007 and optioned by CBS / Paramount Pictures with Hollywood Actor Hugh Jackman's Production Company attached to produce. She has traveled to more than 70 countries, and is a big fan of diplomacy and worldwide peacekeeping missions.