JT Kalnay is an attorney and an author. He has been an athlete, a soldier, a professor, a programmer, an Ironman, and mountain climber. JT now divides his time between being an attorney, being an author, and helping his wife look after seven nieces and nephews. JT was born and raised in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. Growing up literally steps from the Bay of Quinte, water, ice, fishing, swimming, boating, and drowning were early influences and appear frequently in his work. Educated at the Royal Military College of Canada, the University of Ottawa, the University of Dayton, and Case Western Reserve University, JT has spent countless hours studying a wide range of subjects including math, English, computer science, and law. JT is a rock climber and can often be found atop crags in West Virginia, Kentucky, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, California, Mexico, and Italy. Rock climbing appears frequently in his writing. JT is an avid fitness athlete, and has begun to compete in fitness competitions with a goal of reaching the CrossFit Games one day.