Wings in the Balance [Fiction | Historical] by Sevastian Winters

On the eve of war, a secret can be deadlier than the enemy.At a scorching airfield in the American Southwest, teenage cadet Will Thomas trains to earn his wings—while hiding a truth that could destroy everything. He isn’t who his papers say he is. He’s too young to be here, flying under his brother’s name, carrying a lie born out of loyalty and fear.As the pressure of flight training mounts and a fellow cadet begins to suspect the truth, every maneuver in the sky becomes a test of precision, nerve, and character. One mistake could cost Will his wings. One wrong word could cost his brother his life.Wings in the Balance is a tense historical aviation drama about identity, brotherhood, and the quiet courage it takes to do the right thing when the stakes are unforgiving.