The Embodied trilogy Series

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 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. Goodreads raves Goodreads raves “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 “really, really good” 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. Just turned 17, she’s looking for answers in her rural Wisconsin hometown. The Embodied seem to have vanished, but now 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 #1 spot on Amazon’s free Kindle ebook Futuristic & Sci-Fi Romance chart. Goodreads raves for 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 “really, really good” 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 King 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. 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