Books with author June Dutton

“Someone told this author to grab you from the first paragraph and not let go.”Jennifer Elizabeth Hyndman, 5-star review"...brought to mind Narnia...the Matrix...the X-Files."Paul Little, 5-star review"...when I thought I had figured a mystery out the author proved me wrong (just how I like it)."Bandora Fox, 5-star review"A book that will keep you on the edge of your seat!"Kelly Ferrill, 5-star reviewKari Marriner’s earliest memory is her father’s death in a car crash back in small-town Wisconsin. Now, 12 years later, her mother has been hired by a pseudo-religious organization in Manhattan called the Temple of Truth (a.k.a. the ToT). At Chelsea Prep, Kari develops a crush on classmate Cruz. But when she realizes that Noon, another attractive guy at school, is involved with the ToT, her curiosity gets the better of her.Kari stumbles upon a secret tunnel leading from her apartment to another in the building, where an ancient book holds images she can scarcely believe, and a cavernous room contains... something inexplicable. As Kari pieces together the incredible evidence, she discovers that the ToT is run by other-worldly beings called The Embodied who influence human behavior and have established a global long-term human breeding program. But why? And what is her role in all this?Just as she starts wondering whether the love she feels for Cruz is genuine or if her emotions are being controlled by The Embodied, her mother is kidnapped and Kari has to figure out who is human, who is Embodied, and who she can count on to help rescue her mother.Silent Symmetry is the exciting first novel in JB Dutton’s EMBODIED trilogy. The second installment, Starley’s Rust, was published to critical acclaim in January 2015, followed by book 3, Diamond Splinters in May 2016.Visit John's website at johnbdutton.wordpress.comGoodreads raves“So hard to put down” 5-star review“A bizarre and scary world” 5-star review“Kari's adventure was thrilling!” 4-star review“It's unique (never read anything like it before)” 5-star review“Filled with mystery and danger” 5-star review“Can't wait for the sequel.” 5-star review“Who doesn't love hot aliens?” 5-star review

Story #1 of a fantasy series set in an ancient Egypt darkened by evil conspiracy, palace seduction, and an epic battle across eternity.Midnight. It’s deathly quiet in the village of Edfu. Seventeen year-old Sarinimket awakes and finds a glowing eye symbol on the wall of her home. Before the night is out, her parents will have been slain by the pharaoh’s elite soldiers and a rapier-wielding warrior woman will make the ultimate sacrifice in saving Sarinimket and her young brother Amrun from a malevolent dragon. But when Amrun is kidnapped by the solders, she resolves to do whatever it takes to rescue him.The Eye of Shorosh is the first tale in the Embodied Ancient Egypt series. More episodic short stories will follow throughout 2017.

As Sarinimket desperately tries to rescue her brother and the other captured children from her village, we learn more about the mysterious eye symbol that marked the walls of the targeted children’s houses. The evil Malam is using Kralia, the beautiful daughter of General Kreb, as a pawn to influence the handsome, young Pharaoh Murjen. Malam’s goal? To exact revenge on the Embodied he feels betrayed him one thousand years before. The Pharaoh is smitten. Malam’s plot takes shape, and soon the kingdom will be rocked to its core...

“Fast-paced, keeps the attention... great, suspenseful plot that ties in well with the first book but spins everything off in a different direction, and pulls in a lot of cool mythology while at the same time getting a great "alien" vibe in.”Nikki Bennett, author of Under the Skin“Imaginative concepts, and well-written … this trilogy should appeal to readers looking for an unusual thriller. Four stars out of four.”CM Magazine“Dutton is in his element crafting together a sci-fi adventure with a good blend of sincerity and humour that, without such a fine balance, can be the downfall of any YA fiction.”Broken Pencil MagazineStorylineSix months ago, Kari Marriner’s life was torn apart. Now turned 17, she’s looking for answers in her rural Wisconsin hometown. But just as the Embodied seemed to have vanished, there’s a new, more terrifying visitor from the Dark Universe. Back in Manhattan, a charismatic English artist named Starley convinces Kari he can find her missing mother if she flies to Paris with him. He also shares an incredible secret from the dawn of mankind. But Starley is not who he seems. Before she knows it, Kari finds herself standing in front of the Mona Lisa with him, yelling out, “He’s got a bomb!” And that’s when things go totally insane. The Rebel Embodied’s henchman, Cilic, returns to Earth on a deadly mission. The body of Kari’s treacherous friend Aranara is washed up on the banks of the Hudson. But is she really dead? In the Paris catacombs, Kari and Starley are hunted by a nightmarish mythical creature that’s all too real. A family mystery, an exiled race, freakish beasts, jealousy, love… and death. Kari has to face them all in the fast-paced fantasy thriller . Starley’s Rust is the spellbinding second novel in JB Dutton’s EMBODIED trilogy. The first installment, Silent Symmetry, was published in 2013 and reached the #1 spot on Amazon’s free Kindle ebook Futuristic & Sci-Fi Romance chart. The thrilling conclusion, Diamond Splinters, came out in May 2016.Goodreads raves for the Embodied trilogy #1, Silent Symmetry“...so hard to put down” 5-star review“The concept is unique, interesting, gripping” 5-star review“...a bizarre and scary world” 5-star review“Kari's adventure was thrilling!” 4-star review“It's unique (never read anything like it before)” 5-star review“...filled with mystery and danger” 5-star review“...can't wait for the sequel.” 5-star review“Who doesn't love hot aliens?” 5-star review

“Kari is a total feminist badass. The series is YA for a fun, independent brainy chick.” Carmen Joy KingPrep school senior Kari Marriner has a heart-wrenching choice to make: rescue her mother or prevent aliens destroying the Earth.Having faced down mythical beasts and trans-dimensional villains, Kari has finally unraveled the mystery of the cult-like Temple of Truth and found the diamond sphere that can free her mother from the evil clutches of the Thoth high priests. But to find out how to use the sphere, Kari must team up with the one person she can never trust: Aranara, the treacherous sister of her missing soulmate Noon.When a submarine trip to the bottom of the Hudson River ends in death and disaster, Kari is scarred, both emotionally and physically. She wants to run and hide but digs deep and finds new sources of inner strength. As the storm of the century hits New York, a child’s life hangs in the balance and Kari gambles everything in a final confrontation with the genocidal Thoth.Diamond Splinters is the thrilling conclusion to JB Dutton’s EMBODIED trilogy. The first installment, Silent Symmetry, was published in 2013 and reached the #1 spot on Amazon’s free Kindle ebook Futuristic & Sci-Fi Romance chart. The sequel, Starley’s Rust, was released to critical acclaim in 2015.Goodreads raves for the Embodied trilogy #1, Silent Symmetry“...so hard to put down” 5-star review“The concept is unique, interesting, gripping” 5-star review“...a bizarre and scary world” 5-star review“Kari's adventure was thrilling!” 4-star review“It's unique (never read anything like it before)” 5-star review“...filled with mystery and danger” 5-star review“...can't wait for the sequel.” 5-star review“Who doesn't love hot aliens?” 5-star review

Six months ago, Kari Marriner’s life was torn apart. Now turned 17, she’s looking for answers in her rural Wisconsin hometown. But just as the Embodied seemed to have vanished, there’s a new, more terrifying visitor from the Dark Universe. Back in Manhattan, a charismatic English artist named Starley convinces Kari he can find her missing mother if she flies to Paris with him. He also shares an incredible secret from the dawn of mankind. But Starley is not who he seems. Before she knows it, Kari finds herself standing in front of the Mona Lisa with him, yelling out, “He’s got a bomb!” And that’s when things go totally insane. The Rebel Embodied’s henchman, Cilic, returns to Earth on a deadly mission. The body of Kari’s treacherous friend Aranara is washed up on the banks of the Hudson. But is she really dead? In the Paris catacombs, Kari and Starley are hunted by a nightmarish mythical creature that’s all too real. A family mystery, an exiled race, freakish beasts, jealousy, love… and death. Kari has to face them all in this fast-paced fantasy thriller. Starley’s Rust is the spellbinding second novel in JB Dutton’s EMBODIED trilogy. The first installment, Silent Symmetry, reached the #1 spot on Amazon’s free Kindle ebook Futuristic & Sci-Fi Romance chart. Book 3, Diamond Splinters was published in May 2016.

Book 1 of the Embodied urban fantasy trilogy by British-Canadian author JB Dutton, Silent Symmetry is a fast-paced YA paranormal mystery. Kari Marriner’s earliest memory is her father’s death in a car crash back in small-town Wisconsin. Now, 12 years later, her mother has been hired by a pseudo-religious organization in Manhattan called the Temple of Truth (a.k.a. the ToT). At Chelsea Prep, Kari develops a crush on classmate Cruz. But when she realizes that Noon, another attractive guy at school, is involved with the ToT, her curiosity gets the better of her. Kari stumbles upon a secret tunnel leading from her apartment to another in the building, where an ancient book holds images she can scarcely believe, and a cavernous room contains... something inexplicable. As Kari pieces together the incredible evidence, she discovers that the ToT is run by other-worldly beings called The Embodied who influence human behavior and have established a global long-term breeding program. But why? And what is her role in all this? Just as she starts wondering whether the love she feels for Cruz is genuine or if her emotions are being controlled by The Embodied, her mom is kidnapped and Kari has to figure out who is human, who is Embodied, and who she can count on to help rescue her mother. Silent Symmetry is the exciting first novel in JB Dutton’s Embodied trilogy.

Prep school senior Kari Marriner has a heart-wrenching choice to make: rescue her mother or prevent aliens destroying the Earth. Having faced down mythical beasts and trans-dimensional villains, Kari has finally unraveled the mystery of the cult-like Temple of Truth and found the diamond sphere that can free her mother from the evil clutches of the Thoth high priests. But to find out how to use the sphere, Kari must team up with the one person she can never trust: Aranara, the treacherous sister of her missing soulmate Noon. When a submarine trip to the bottom of the Hudson River ends in death and disaster, Kari is scarred, both emotionally and physically. She wants to run and hide but digs deep and finds new sources of inner strength. As the storm of the century hits New York, a child’s life hangs in the balance and Kari gambles everything in a final confrontation with the genocidal Thoth. Diamond Splinters is the thrilling conclusion to JB Dutton’s EMBODIED trilogy. The first installment, Silent Symmetry, was published in 2013 and reached the #1 spot on Amazon’s free Kindle ebook Futuristic & Sci-Fi Romance chart. The sequel, Starley’s Rust, was released to critical acclaim in 2015.