About the Novel

Chase Hawkins has built his life around airplanes, speed, and the unforgiving world of air racing. But when a flight takes a turn no instrument can explain, he is ripped from everything he knows and dropped into the heart of wartime England. Stranded in another era, Chase must navigate danger, duty, and a growing mystery that may hold the key to his fate. Racing Through Time blends aviation, WWII history, and time-bending suspense into a story of courage, sacrifice, and the hidden threads that connect lives across generations.

Why This Story Stands Apart

Authenticity

Built from real aviation experience, Racing Through Time carries the texture of the hangar floor, the discipline of maintenance work, and the mechanical truth of the aircraft at its core. The aviation world in this story is not decoration. It is lived-in, grounded, and written from the inside.

Atmosphere

From the tension of air racing to the uncertainty of wartime England, the story is shaped by a cinematic sense of place. It pulls readers into a world of engines, silence, weather, memory, and moments suspended between danger and wonder.

Legacy

Beneath the mystery and motion, this is a story about what gets carried forward. Family, sacrifice, memory, and the unseen marks left by the people who shape a life all matter here.

Tension

Air racing pressure, wartime danger, hidden truths, and impossible choices combine to create tension that is both emotional and physical.

Built for readers who love:

  • Air racing
  • Wartime mystery
  • Time-bending suspense
  • Romance with real stakes
  • Hidden connections that echo across generations

About DL Harris

DL Harris is an aviation mechanic, air racing veteran, and author of Racing Through Time. He holds both his Airframe and Powerplant certificate and Inspection Authorization, and works as a base mechanic supporting firefighting aircraft. His firsthand experience in aviation gives his fiction the grit, precision, and authenticity at the heart of his work.

Built from real-world aviation knowledge, with emotional undercurrents and hidden connections revealed further down the runway.

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Chapter 1 Snippet