The Rhythm is Going to Get You
Paradise fit in a van; the apocalypse fit in eight bars.
Arriving September 15, 2026
Charlie has been deaf since he was nine. He's spent his whole life watching the world happen to other people — reading lips, carrying a laminated card, living out of a converted van he named Mrs. Driscoll because she always demanded to be treated like a lady.
Then a Scottish madman with a V6 engine crammed into a child's toy car hands him a map to a hidden canyon in the Arizona backcountry — water, shade, a pool so clear you can count the stones on the bottom, a secret the desert has been keeping from everyone who wasn't desperate enough to find it. Charlie finds this Valhalla. Along comes Anna, a British van-lifer and YouTube influencer, desperate to hear all she can before her progressive hearing loss takes it away. She climbs into Charlie's camp chair and into his life.
Then the towns go wrong. The same song on every radio station, playing on a loop. People standing in diners, not blinking, not eating, not leaving. Eyes that track without seeing. Something in the music is doing something to everyone who can hear it.
Charlie can't hear any of it. But Anna can.
What follows is one man crossing a breaking world — on foot, on a bent bicycle, through flooded desert and infected towns — to bring back the woman who finally saw him. And one woman fighting to stay herself long enough to be worth saving.
For readers who suspected the quiet ones were paying closest attention all along.
For fans of Station Eleven, Bird Box, and A Quiet Place who want both in the same book — and the love story neither of them quite had the courage to tell.
The Rhythm is Going to Get You
Publisher: Owl Club Media Group
ASIN: B0GPM8JVSC
ISBN eBook: 979-8-9912595-8-3
ISBN Paperback: 979-8-9912595-9-0
ISBN Hardcover: 979-8-9940144-0-0
Print length: 240 pages
Science Fiction
Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
Science Fiction Romance
Dystopian
Van Life
Survivalist
CLOCKWORK CONSTELLATION: CHRONO CHAOS
Meet Millicent Gearwright, an ingenious young clockmaker from the world of Gearturn, where time is literally falling apart. Days blur into nights, seasons clash, and history unravels in disarray. To save her home and the universe, Millicent must find the cause of these time malfunctions and fix the Time Core before it's too late.
Joined by her trusty robot Quark, her poetic friend Orin, and the daring time-stealing pirate Barnaby Blackwater, Millicent embarks on a thrilling adventure across the galax-seas. Together, they face treacherous challenges, uncover hidden secrets, and race against time itself.
Can they restore order to the Clockwork Constellation and save the universe? Find out in "Clockwork Constellation," a spellbinding journey filled with action, mystery, and unforgettable characters.
CLOCKWORK CONSTELLATION:
CROCODILE CULT
How do you save someone you love when they have become the most dangerous person in the galaxy?
Captain Barnaby Blackwater was a friend, a pirate, and a hero. Now he commands the Crocodile Cult, the most powerful crime family in the Clockwork Constellation, wielding an ancient cursed relic that bends even an immortal queen to his will. Nobody knows what broke him. Nobody knows if he can be brought back.
Clockmaker Millicent Gearwright intends to find out.
For fans of Starter Villain, Service Model, and The Stardust Grail — a clockwork-charged, can't-put-it-down space adventure of rooftop chases, boarding raids, gadget-and-blade fights, and mind-control stakes where a loyal crew survives by outthinking enemies bigger than empires.
Book Two of the Clockwork Constellation Trilogy.
Paul Michael Peters
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Paul Michael Peters writes character-driven novels across genres — historical fiction, psychological thrillers, dystopian fiction, and speculative apocalypse — about broken people who refuse to stay broken. His work pairs high-concept hooks with emotional honesty, cinematic clarity, and dry humor that surfaces in the worst possible moments.
Notable Works
Clockwork Constellation:
Chrono Chaos
Publisher: Owl Club Media Group
ASIN: B0DBPSG2FH
ISBN-13: 979-8991259507
Print length: 352 pages
Book: 1 of 3
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Space Opera
Galactic Empire
The first installment in a science fiction fantasy trilogy, this novel follows Millicent Gearwright, a young clockmaker on a quest to restore the unraveling fabric of time, accompanied by her loyal robot Quark and the enigmatic time-stealing pirate Barnaby Blackwater.
Right Hand of the Resistance
Publisher: Owl Club Media Group
ASIN: B0CY38V3NG
ISBN-13: 978-1733088367
Print length: 196 pages
Science Fiction
Dystopian
Political Thriller
A political science fiction thriller set against a dystopian border crisis, challenging the very essence of the golden rule.
Broken Objects
Publisher: Owl Club Media Group
ASIN: B0BSV9HDY3
ISBN-13: 978-1733088336
Print length: 274 pages
Historical Fiction
US Civil War
Literary Fiction
A historical fiction narrative that captures the spirit of America between the Civil War and the turn of the new century, following Linnea Karlsson's coming-of-age journey.
Combustible Punch
Publisher: Owl Club Media Group
ASIN: B07RS1D178
ISBN-13: 978-1733088329
Print length: 346 pages
Thriller
Suspense
Psychological Thriller
A psychological thriller exploring the complex relationship between a high school shooting survivor and a self-confessed serial killer.
Insensible Loss
Publisher: Owl Club Media Group
ASIN: B01AB5Y5RM
ISBN-13: 978-0989178594
Print length: 260 pages
Historical Fiction
Suspense
Science Fiction Adventure
A speculative tale that delves into themes of love, memory, and the corrosive nature of immortality.
The Symmetry of Snowflakes
Publisher: Owl Club Media Group
ASIN: B00VISTRD4
ISBN-13: 978-1505693690
Print length: 265 pages
Holiday Fiction
Coming of Age
Literary Fiction
A literary meditation on family, grief, and the fragile beauty of connection during a fractured Thanksgiving.