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  1. Public Bookmark 5

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    And they were roommates!

    A shattered window in bitter February makes the Captain's bedroom uninhabitable. When he has to find other accommodation, his second-in-command is only too happy to help.

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    25 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 5

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    James Fairfax coached Kitty Higham, the most successful British swimmer ever, to 7 Olympic medals. Her retirement after Paris 2024 leaves him with no goals, an empty calendar, and aching knees.

    Anthony Havers had a bright future ahead of him in the British Army until an explosion in Afghanistan changed everything. After years of surgeries and retraining as a counsellor, he’s built a life helping others. But he can’t ignore the pull of the water, or the sense that time is running out to chase a childhood dream.

    When Anthony seeks out James as a coach, both men find more than they expected. For James, despite having never worked with a para-athlete, it's an opportunity he's powerless to resist. For Anthony, it could be a chance to fulfil more than one dream.

    Together they’ll discover that medals aren’t the only thing at stake. Sometimes the biggest challenge is daring to believe in a future—one they could share.

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    23 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark *

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    At an academic conference about the role of ghosts in European society, the Captain gets rather more than he bargained for. Having to share a bed with a certain Dr Havers isn't even the half of it.

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    19 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 81

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    There he is. Anthony Havers, frozen in time. He's handsome, more handsome than he's ever been if that's even possible. The Captain's stomach does a flip. His sandy-brown hair is slicked neatly to the side, unveiling that glorious scar that darts through his eyebrow and down his cheek. His deep brown eyes are pooled with an array of emotions, just like they were in 1945. He's a remarkable image of that very day, across the grounds with that same quiet look of surprise, like he can't give too much away. He stares at the Captain like a deer in headlights.

    "Anthony..." James whispers on approach. His heart hurts again.

    "James..." Anthony responds, his parted lips forming into the most tender smile he's ever seen.

    (As the Captain grapples with his pain, Havers returns to Button House a decade later to confess his sins.

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    Havers has become a ghost and we get the angsty reunion we've all been waiting for.)

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    30 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 16

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    “You can tell me about him, if you like.”
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    Time heals all wounds, but the Captain isn't exactly moving through time, anymore. As a ghost, he should be haunting, instead he finds himself haunted. By three words and a man he can't forget.
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    5 times the Captain thought about Lieutenant Havers, and 1 time he talked about him.

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    28 Jan 2026