Drops of Glass

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>A cinematic magical artifact hunt filled with love and high-flying action. If you enjoy historical adventure imaginative magic systems and new takes on the classic war story you will love Drops of Glass.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Baldwin brings world history to life in a fantastical way. He paired reality with a pinch of magic and made it sing.</em></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Marcus and Jane don't belong at war.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He's a gun shy combat pilot from California looking to earn a name for himself by volunteering to fight the Kaiser. She's an aviation mechanic out of Gloucestershire with a reputation for fixing airplanes using light to moderate witchcraft. When they found one another they were instantly inseparable.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But when strange arcane devices start appearing along the Western Front they are brought in for a secret assignment. Soon they're flying all over France following shaky leads chasing ghosts and unearthing a magical mystery beyond their wildest imagination.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Suddenly the friendship that has always given them strength transforms into a dangerous liability and their mysterious enemies a group of pilots which no country claims can sense it. This mission will challenge every aspect of their bond and force them to confront the darkest corners of their identity.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In war non-negotiables mean heartache even when you're flying thousands of feet above the ground. When push comes to shove will they choose the magic the mission or the people that make the fight worth it?</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>From the author of The Luella Winthrop Trilogy comes an all-new breathtaking alternate history series readers are calling wonderful and poetical historical fantasy that you won't want to put down.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>World War I a blooming love story and magic blend to make a tale both enchanting and troubling. - K. Hagen</em></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>This rich prosaic thriller of a novel examines courage and kindness surreal suspense and the shared safety of intrepid courageous souls racing to discover what guides their enemy and what pulls them together. - J. Newman</em></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Baldwin's masterful writing flows seamlessly allowing the reader to forget his narrative voice and get lost in the events. -Kit Trzebunia for Reedsy Discovery</em></p><p></p>