James 'Bucky' Barnes/OC AU ~~~ The year is 1973. All Dove Rogers wanted was a relaxing summer. Just one last hoorah before being thrust into adult life. Yet everything shifts when her new houseguest- and long-standing enemy- Bucky Barnes, arrives. In the thick of sun-kissed relaxation, the two of them are forced to face the awakening and burning desire growing between them. Enemies to Lovers/First Love This story is 18+. Specific tags in the first chapter. (I'll update them as I go)

When Elizabeth Halsted was rescued from an uncomfortable situation on her way home from work in August 1943, she never dreamed she'd become so attached to her rescuer. Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes is good looking and he knows it, but he's also charming and endearing and she is drawn to him. But when Elizabeth joins the Army Nurse Corpse and Sergeant Barnes is declared Missing In Action everything changes. Will the two ever find happiness? And can she bring him home? Cover Art and Chapter Headers by @queenbitch117 I do not own any of the MCU storylines or characters and do not intend any copyright infringement, but all characters added to this, not previously known in the MCU are original to myself and situations have been crafted by myself for the purpose of this story. Entered the Watty's August 2021 #1 in BuckyBarnes 21/04/21 #1 in Soldier 22/04/21 & 12/05/21 #2 in Captain 10/06/21 - 19/06/21 #2 in TheWinterSoldier 30/07/21 #3 in TheWinterSoldier 11/08/21 - 18/08/21 #1 in Captain America 20/08/21