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Forever Asher: An MM Best Friends to Lovers, Navy SEALs romance (Mayberry Protectors Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Rhys Everly (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 out of 5 stars 724 ratings
I kissed my best friend. And I liked it.

I’m at the lowest point of my life. Retiring from my SEAL team was not in my life plan.
Yet here I am, 30 years old, no wife, children or career. And now I have to start over while dealing with the after-effects of my last mission.

All in all, life can’t get more complicated.

Until it does.
Suddenly I'm turned on by Asher’s gay romance audiobooks and kissing him when he brings me a new furry friend.

Before I know it, I start dreaming of a life with him.

Have I had it wrong all this time?

Is Asher my soulmate? Is he the love of my life? Is he my forever Asher?

Welcome to Mayberry Holm, a small island in the Atlantic full of crime, secrets and happily-ever-afters, and the ex-Navy SEALs that come to deal with them all.
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    Mayberry Protectors
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    252 pages
  3. Language
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  5. Publication date
    January 17, 2023
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BRHHXY9R
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rhys Writes Romance
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 17, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5.4 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 252 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 8 ‏ : ‎ Mayberry Protectors
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 out of 5 stars 724 ratings

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Rhys Everly

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Rhys Everly-Lawless is a hopeless romantic who loves happily-ever-afters.

Which would explain why he loves writing them.

When he’s not passionately typing out his next book, you can find him cuddling his dog, feeding his husband, or taking long walks letting those plot bunnies breed ferociously in his head.

He writes contemporary gay romances as Rhys Everly and LGBTQ+ urban fantasy and paranormal romances as Rhys Lawless.

You can find him and all his latest projects on rhyswritesromance.com

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Customers find the book's story engaging, with one describing it as a quick but enjoyable read. They appreciate the character development and consider it a good start to the series.

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6 customers mention "Story quality"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's story, with one describing it as a quick but enjoyable read.

"...Now they have to work out how to be lovers forever. This is a great story with good characters and some intrigue. Loved it." Read more

"This book is a good start to the series. Quick but enjoyable read. I am looking forward to the next installment in the series." Read more

"...Think I'm over the straight to gay trope. It's well written but in the end didn't really ring true." Read more

"Well written story and well developed characters! Those are the most important things to me in a book. PTSD. Maddox has it in spades!..." Read more

4 customers mention "Character development"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book.

"...This is a great story with good characters and some intrigue. Loved it." Read more

"Well written story and well developed characters! Those are the most important things to me in a book. PTSD. Maddox has it in spades!..." Read more

"For me, anyway. Interesting, likeable characters, but the base premise just doesn't work with my [many] years of real life exposure." Read more

"This was an amazing story with main characters who really touched my heart. I loved the connection between Asher and Maddie...." Read more

3 customers mention "Book start"3 positive0 negative

Customers like the book's start and consider it a good introduction to the series.

"This book is a good start to the series. Quick but enjoyable read. I am looking forward to the next installment in the series." Read more

"...Great start to a Series!!😗😗..." Read more

"What a GREAT Book #1. I love when the first Book in a new series makes you check release dates for the next Books. Maddox and Asher were a treat...." Read more

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  • Terry@BismARk
    5.0 out of 5 stars Finding forever
    Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2024
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    Maddox and Asher have been friends forever. Now they have to work out how to be lovers forever. This is a great story with good characters and some intrigue. Loved it.
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  • Angelica Holmes
    4.0 out of 5 stars Delightful
    Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2023
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    This book is a good start to the series. Quick but enjoyable read. I am looking forward to the next installment in the series.
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  • jimbob
    3.0 out of 5 stars Not for me, sorry.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2025
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    I struggled with this one. Think I'm over the straight to gay trope. It's well written but in the end didn't really ring true.
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  • jack
    5.0 out of 5 stars that they are hot
    Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2025
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    the books were topshelf on subject matter
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  • Sheltiemom
    5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!! So Good!!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
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    Well written story and well developed characters! Those are the most important things to me in a book. PTSD. Maddox has it in spades! But he is a Navy Seal, he will beat this!
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  • Rachel Blomberg
    4.0 out of 5 stars Asher and Maddox
    Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2023
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    Best friends turn lovers after a bi awakening. PTSD caused Maddox discharge from the Navy Seals and he went to live on an island where their former commander officer lived, where he was starting a Protector business. Oh course Asher drove him there but wasn't happy about Maddox doing secret undercover work cause he has been in love with him since they were teenagers.
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  • Milady
    5.0 out of 5 stars Maddox's Awakening!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2023
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    Maddox was trying to come to terms with having to leave the Seals,PTSD and starting the next chapter of his life. His best friend Asher was helping him with this, giving him a ride to his new home. While in the car Maddox had a nightmare and to try and get his mind off it Asher decided to play a audiotape of a gay romance. Asher was gay,Maddox was straight or so he thought until his body started to respond. Not only was he getting aroused, but he was having thoughts about his friend that he never had before. He didn't know what to do with this yet, but he was having a feeling he might want to find out that was the beginning of their journey and life together. Great start to a Series!!😗😗
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  • Altivo
    3.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable?
    Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023
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    For me, anyway. Interesting, likeable characters, but the base premise just doesn't work with my [many] years of real life exposure.
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  • Tigger
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fab start to a series
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2024
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    Rhys Everly is a fun writer, you get the standard romance formula but the quality of plot and characters is great (I don't always like the BF2L trope but Rhys' story slaps).
    Forever Asher is the first of the Mayberry Protectors series where a retired SEAL starts inviting his old spec ops team to stay as they slowly leave the service because he needs a trustworthy crew to solve whatever has gone wrong in his small childhood town. So you get some mystery, some tension, some drama and a heap o' steamy romance, oh yeah.

    Book2 - Mother Parker is also great.
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  • Sam
    3.0 out of 5 stars a good start to the series
    Reviewed in Germany on December 29, 2024
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    Asher is just… I mean, teasing your best friend dirty like that? Mean! But also a very fun way to get things going. =)
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  • Tina
    5.0 out of 5 stars sweet
    Reviewed in Australia on August 2, 2023
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    What a sweet book between two best friend. Maddie had no idea Asher loved him for years until he was listening to one of Asher’s gay audiobooks while travelling to his new life / job after leaving the Navy. Then it clicked he was in love with Asher & didn’t want him to leave him.
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  • Ms. Theresa M. Derwin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Best friends to Lovers
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2025
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    This features a SEAL with PTSD, a bi awakening, best friends to lovers, a found family of protectors fighting crime in a small town and a good amount of spice.
    Plus the most adorable diabetic pooch, ever.
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  • Unusable Booklore
    3.0 out of 5 stars Besties kiss…right? 🤔
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2023
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    Navy seals
    Bi awakening
    Best-friends to lovers

    Super quick to kick off Maddox’s bi panic (solo hand workout thinking of his bestie, while driving a vehicle and sitting next to his sleeping said bestie…) and kissing; but pretty slow burn on getting the MC’s to hook up.

    I really enjoyed the fun crime solving plot that I assume will extend throughout the series.

    240 pages felt like they quickly flew by, I would take that to mean it’s fast paced. Sadly I never got tingles, or felt like I wanted to savour this book. Over all I just liked it.

    TW: PTSD
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