I loved this book so so so much. Had that angst, love, butterfly feeling through the whole slow burn story. Perfection!! The Bergman brothers are special. They love different and I loved every single second of it. A character that doesn't fit the mold of most...Chloe Liese has perfected writing characters that you not only fall head over heels in love with but that teach you to not always judge a, well book by it's cover. The silent brooding, overthinker, to the girl that loves so much she forgets to put herself first...these two and their attraction radiated off the pages in a slow burn romance that had me begging for more. Every single Bergman story becomes my new favorite of the series and this one is no different. I absolutely devoured it and had the biggest smile on my face when I got to the end. Thank you Netgalley and Ms. Liese for the advanced copy. I more than appreciated it. xo
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SERIES: Bergman Brothers #4 - it can be read as standalone
GENRE: contemporary romance
TROPES: grumpy sunshine, a marriage of convenience
RATING: 5 ⭐

The second oldest Bergman, Axel, is a painter and on an autism specter. He loves his family fiercely, and he is a bit of a grumpy loner. Rooney is his sister-in-law Willa's (from book one) best friend. She is a sweet and kind law student with chronic illness. They met at one of the Bergman's family gatherings, and through a game of charades, shared a kiss. Since then, both have been pinning for each other. Also, they have been avoiding each other. When they accidentally end up at the same place alone, in the family vacation cabin, all fun things ensue. Axel needs someone to marry him to gain money, which he plans to use for cabin reparations. Rooney offers to help him out.

This was an impressive addition to the series. Dare I say my favorite so far. Yes, I dare. It is!

I loved every bit of this story. Like how we got glimpses of the family and some hints about the next book. Then there is that lovely little girl of Axel's friends. Speaking of his friends, that was wonderful friend support. Romance is especially delightful. All the pinning and slow build-up gave me damn butterflies.

Chloe Liese writes incredibly realistic characters and situations connected through incredibly sweet romance novel elements. Representation alone is praise-worthy. It is a very effortless and charming read. I absolutely appreciate how nothing was overdone.

It is a book that hugs you comfortably and warms even coldhearted

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the copy of the book in exchange for an honest review!
Review posted on July 27th on Goodreads, Twitter, and Instagram.
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With You Forever

I adore Chloe Liese and the Bergman Brothers! I was so excited for Axel and Rooney's story and loved how this primarily took place at the A Frame. I did feel this was missing some of the other siblings and Berman parents and had a couple questions left at the end. But, this was a great story and I love how Chloe writes about characters with emotional and physical health issues and brings more awareness and personality into those that struggle with these.

v grateful for another bergman brothers book popping up on my @netgalley right when i needed a happy, lovey dovey distraction 🥺

i keep thinking i can’t possibly love another bergman couple more, and then I DO. axel and rooney got me gooood 😍 and i truly can’t say it enough— the way @chloe_liese writes real characters with disabilities and differences is IMPECCABLE and so important. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 will forever be hyping these books up and thanking @laurenlovesto for introducing me to them!

5 Stars

Chloe Liese can do no wrong. I didn't think I could love this series even more than I did already. Well, I was wrong. Once I started to read this book, I couldn't put it down!

Axel and Rooney were perfect!! Chloe brought us into their lives with such empathy, I got lost in it!
Axel's character was brought to life and I caught all the feelings. Rooney was the perfect person for Axel. I loved how they began to grow together and how they could trust one another to be themselves. Their furry little friends were such a bonus. Their "family unit" was everything.
Did I miss the other Bergman characters? Yes, of course, I always want to read more about them, BUT, I think Chloe not including them as much as in previous books, really enforced how much Axel liked being by himself. It really highlighted his environment, comforts and his lifestyle.

The only fault I have about this book is, it ended haha. I need more. The pace, writing and characters were perfect. I need to visit the cabin haha!

Overall I highly recommend this book. It is part of a series, however, it can be read as a standalone.

Thank you to @Netgalley and @Chloeliese for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

4.75 Stars!

What I liked:
- as always so many amazing and unique bonding/flirting scenes
- unique sex scenes
- I could still feel how much they loved each other, they both understood each other's differences like no one else, which is hard to do

What I didn't like:
- the marriage of convenience trope felt a little forced. I don't think that these specific circumstances happen at all really in real life so it was hard for me to believe that this love story could happen in real life, which I guess I hope for in all romance novels.

Thank you NetGalley and Chloe Liese for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you to the author for this ARC! I absolutely LOVED this book! 🥰

I didn’t think I could love this series any more but this book was my favorite so far!

I haven’t read very many married and then falling in love books but this one was written so well! I’m so thankful for authors like Chloe Liese that write characters with disabilities and writes them so beautifully 💛

My favorite parts were the setting (in the mountains in Washington state, I’d love to go here someday), the Bergman family (I love each book about them) and the chemistry Rooney and Axel have! 🤩

If you’re looking for an amazing, steamy 🔥, eye opening book - look no further than the Bergman series!

This book was utter perfection. We have Axel Bergman a gumpy, lumberjack hero who looks hot in glasses, reads romance novels his brother keeps throwing at him, and is an emotionally charged abstract painter.

And we have Rooney, a sunshine 24 year old law student with a chronic illness (ulcerative colitis) who has recently needed to take a leave of absence from school due to a recent, severe flare up. She needs rest and no stress so her best friend Willa offers the use of the Bergman A Frame house.

When Rooney shows up at the house, assuming it would be vacant, she is a bit shocked to see Axel there, and he's telling her no way can she stay there due to the massive repairs needed. The house isn't safe and Axel is worried how he is going to afford the work that needs to be done.

When a friend suggests he utilize the giant inheritance Axel's uncle left him he realizes it may be his only chance to save his family vacation home. There's just one catch, he must marry to receive the inheritance and here is Rooney ripe for the asking. The only problem is that he's halfway in love with her already but there's no way he can let her know that.

This book completely sucked me in from page one. It has a perfect balance of swoony romance, comedy, steam, and the great sense of family that is the Bergmans.

I ADORED watching these two fall in love and fight for their relationship to work, putting aside fears and opening up to the vulnerability that comes with realizing you are in love and that any potential pain that may bring is worth every second you get to spend with this person.

Axel is so tender with Rooney, respecting her feelings ALWAYS, and trying so hard to take care of her. I loved each tender, small scene of him at her bedside, worried and making her blanket nests. It was absolutely beautiful.

Don't miss this one. It was sweet and touching and affirms the idea that EVERYONE is worthy of love.

God, I am just floored by this. I love Chloe’s writing and I love all the Bergmans but this book was just so amazingly earnest and tender and sweet and I want to erase it from my mind just so I can read it again for the first time.

Rooney is sunshine personified and her love of Harry Styles was great. Axel is the kind of romance hero I absolutely love and seeing the two of them become even more themselves with each other just gave me so many feelings. This book left me feeling warm and fuzzy and ready for more Bergmans!

This is one of my favorite series and Chloe has become one of my favorite authors.

'With You Forever' featured one of my favorite romance tropes, marriage of convenience, as well as the most loveable protagonists.

I have to admit that I am a bit obsessed with the Bergman Brothers and was thrilled to get an opportunity to read Axel and Rooney's story.

Axel and Rooney have harbored secret crushes on one another for the past two years, but have done their best to hide their feelings. Thanks to Bergman shenanigans they find themselves stuck at the Bergman family A-frame and that's when the fun starts.

Rooney agrees to a marriage of convenience to help Axel gain access to an inheritance and obviously the pesky feelings they swore to ignore start getting in the way of their non-romantic agreement.

I loved everything about this story, especially the vulnerability both Axel and Rooney demonstrated in openly discussing their personal and health challenges., Axel is autistic and Rooney deals with a chronic illness that can be debilitating. It was wonderful to read about these two falling in love.

Axel and Rooney were surrounded by other wonderful characters, Parker, Bennett and Skyler were especially lovely. I also love getting glimpses of other Bergman favorites.

Chloe Liese is a gifted writer and her characters are always wonderfully human and relatable and I cannot wait to read more of the Bergman brothers.

I loved this one! I think it's my favorite so far in this series. "With You Forever" doesn't have a lot of angst and drama, and that's refreshing. The characters are so loveable. Most of the book is just them falling in love. Even the big dramatic moment was mostly quiet and sweet, with fits Axel and Rooney perfectly.

Liese is so intentional and thoughtful about the characters and their experience and backgrounds. I'm never worried that Liese is going to throw in a curveball. I was worried about the IBS rep, it was fine and very tactful.

My main drawback was that I felt the ending as a bit rushed, and the ending felt abrupt. But maybe that's just because being with Axel and Rooney was so much fun.

I usually don't read my ARCs this far in advance, but I'd read a few duds and needed something I knew I'd enjoy. The Bergman Brothers books are the equivalent of a warm ,cozy blanket. I curl up with them and I can't stop reading until I read the end. And then I'm sad it's over and I have to take off the blanket and get chilly again.

This is a toe curing, heart smooshing book. It's funny and serious all at once. It's sexy yet tame, which fits the characters. I especially love the role animals play in the story. They allow Axel to communicate his feelings through them, and provide comfort to both characters.

Marriage of convenience hasn't been a trope I enjoy much but it was perfect here. In agreeing to it, Axel and Rooney show each other their true selves.

As always, Chloe's writing is sharp and witty. She never gets wordy or drags scenes out. I highly recommend this series for romance readers.

A super cute and steamy slow burn marriage of convenience about characters learning to love themselves and each other😍

Ah the Bergman series is such a comfort read for me since first discovering Willa and Ryder's story! I had been reading books filled with such unlikeable characters, so it was lovely to slip back into this world of loveable characters. With You Forever was such a soft and gentle book, and was just what I needed! After reading Ryder and Willa's, Ren and Frankie's, and Freya and Aidan's stories, I was excited to jump into Axel and Rooney' story. They had been crossing paths for years, and after that game of charades, I was desperate to find out what happened between them, and inhaled this book way too fast! I will at some point reread it whilst listening to the play list on Spotify.

WYF was so sweet, funny and hot. And mostly set in the Bergman's a-frame in the woods (I want).

As always Chloe Liese shone a spotlight on underrepresented issues. She's the queen of handling underrepresented characters sensitively. And why not?! All everyone deserves to be loved and to feel seen!

Axel oh Axel you sweet, gentle giant! This guy who doesn't think he's good enough for his family or for a relationship, just showed his love in unconventional ways, through food and fixing things. His glasses, his not dog, his gentlemanly ways.. Sigh. I loved how he learnt to recognise and express his love. I loved how Chloe Liese showed a character on the Austustic spectrum with different needs, triggers and behaviours to Frankie and Ziggy. It's such a wide spectrum, and not everyone understands that! 👏

Rooney. I always loved her, since the first book, and have so much respect for her. Rooney had been hiding a huge secret from everyone, that she suffers from the chronic illness IBD. I'm so glad Chloe included this, I know several people who suffer from conditions like this, and it isn't talked about. People are embarrassed, and they shouldn't be, it's a debilitating illness and it's tough. Seeing Rooney suffer through the food triggers, the stress and heartbreaking practicalities felt so realistic and sad.

I loved Axel and Rooney together. The chemistry and connection, the laughs, the honest, emotional conversations. They were both going through things, and helped each other heal. They were both so kind, patient understanding and accepting of each other ❤️

Other things I enjoyed included:
🐾Harry and Skugga,
🐾Nature, hiking and sunsets,
🐾New friends who were LBGT+ (possible spin off Chloe?!)
🐾STEM discussions,
🐾Cooking together,
🐾All the tropes and awkward scenes 😂
🐾The mutual pining!

The only downsides for me were that they didn't tell the rest of the Bergman family what was going on on page. I like to imagine they did, but I would've loved to read about that! I also craved more appearances from the fam! Unbelievably, I also found parts of this a bit to sugary sweet, but maybe I'm just a heartless one.. I think I just related so hard to Freya and Aidan's story, but I guess different people will relate more to different issues covered in the different books!

Overall I really loved this installment it was good for the soul. Like a love letter to everyone who feels a bit different. It will make you swoon, sigh, nod along and laugh! I can't wait to read Ollie's story 😊

🐾🐾🐾🐾Bergman stars!

Yes! The 4th installment of the Bergman Brothers series did not disappoint…
I’m this cuteness, we had the story of brooding artist Axel and struggling law student (family friend of Willa) Rooney.

When Willa sends Rooney to the A-frame for some recovery time from her health issues, she finds Axel there doing home repairs that he is hiding from the Bergman family. Grumpy as usual, he puts off Rooney. But his silent brooding and hotness are only a smoldering attraction to the pair. As they work together to each heal - they find their attraction unbearable.

Rooney is taking a break from law school and she needs a place to stay order to relax and reevaluate her life. Her friend offers her boyfriend's family cabin, seeing as she has a wonderful relationship with the and is assured that nobody will use the cabin while she stays there, she agrees.

Alex has build his home close to the cabin and while it is his turn to stay there he takes the opportunity to fix some major issues with the cabin. The problem is, that he is suffering from a painter's block and he is in need of money in order to complete the work on the cabin.

Neither expect to see the other in the cabin and when the first shock passes they see the hidden opportunity. Axel's uncle left him some money which he can only access when he gets married, Rooney is happy to help him and in exchange she can stay in the cabin for a few weeks.

A forced proximity turns into a marriage of convenience between a grumpy hero and a sunshine heroine and I couldn't be happier about it.

Rooney and Axel are both incredible people, they both have encountered several difficulties, they took the time to get to know and understand the other. There is some wonderful pining from both sides which made the romance even more amazing.

Very early in the book Axel made me loved him, he is very thoughtful and sweet, he may be grumpy but that only adds to his charm. He has his own unique love language which I found beautiful.

Rooney is very strong, she has a serious condition that often makes her life difficult but she is always smiling and trying to make everyone happy. I really enjoyed her character development.

One other thing I loved was the appearance of Axel's family, including some of the characters we previously met and loved and some that their stories I am looking forward to read.


*I received an ARC through Netgalley and this is my honest opinion.

4.5 stars

With You Forever Chloe Liese

I was so in love with the idea of this book. Axel has been such a stoic, quiet character and his autism has been subtly addressed in previous books. Roonie's character was such a contrast to him, they were the epitome of sunshine and grump but their sexual chemistry has been quietly sizzling in the background till it hit these pages with a bang.

Knowing the dynamic of the Bregman brothers and their significant others I was really intrigued as to how Chloe was going to work in a marriage of convenience for this couple but it was so perfect. The reasoning behind it and how it came about was so authentic to this couple.

Axel and Roonie felt so safe. Don't mistake safe for boring because they're far from it. However their relationship and their feelings for each other is something I hope we all get to experience in our lifetime.

The setting of this one added to the cosy, heart-warming vibe. There were so many moments between Roonie and Axel that melted my heart. This book feels just as special as the three before it.

My heart was so full after finishing this. It was another amazing addition to this series. If you haven't started this series I think it's an absolute must for any romance reader.

This book is amazing. It is one of those books that you want to re-read immediately. I have read all of the previous books in the series and adored them all so I don't know why I am so shocked that I love this one, as well. The author does an amazing job of bringing these vibrant characters to life and she navigates topics like chronic illness and autism very successfully. I fell in love with Rooney and Axel's story and I want everyone to read this book so they can fall in love with them too!

5+
Once again I am crying after finishing book. I'm going to write an actual review for this, but I just cannot stress that this is how you do cishet books right. There's no gender norms and there's constant breaking down of toxic masculinity, there are virtually no gendered terms in regards to relationships. There is open and honest conversations about sex. There is emotional conversations about romantic versus platonic love and affirmations that you only should be in a relationship if you want to. There's no amatonormativity or heteronormativity and I just cannot get enough. Please read this freaking series.

Now to attempt an actual review. I was extremely lucky to be given an arc of this book through NetGalley and I love this book with my entire being. I really enjoyed Rooney and Axel when they were secondary characters in the past books, and so I was thrilled to see them get their own storyline. The way that chronic illness and disability and autism and anxiety are all written is so immaculate. It's going to leave you feeling connected to these wonderfully flawed characters. And they're not flawed because of their disability, they're flawed because they're written as human. They make mistakes and do the wrong thing and are constantly working to figure out the best way for them to be happy.

If I had to use just a couple words to describe this book it would be soft and gentle. It feels like a super tight warm hug and it's incredibly soothing.

Axel is up at the A-frame working on some major renovations in order to keep the Bergman family vacation home in working order. He has been struggling with painting because of his feelings for Rooney and therefore isn't able to make money off of his art at the moment. The only way that he can figure out to fund the renovations is through his inheritance, but his inheritance has a clause, a marriage clause. Except for the fact that Axel isn't into romance. He doesn't do relationships and he's not interested in them. It is not canon, but I am 100% convinced that Axel is on the aromantic spectrum and I'm running with it. I'm going to take whatever representation I can get.

Anyway he is working on convincing himself that he needs to just get married to get the money so that he can save the family home. And that's when Rooney shows up. Rooney has taken a leave of absence from law school because of her chronic illness that has been getting worse. She has IBS, ulcerative colitis, and throughout this book she works through some internalized ableism and body shaming in the ways that her body is slightly different than others. Rooney shows up because she needs vacation and her meddling best friend Willa, told her that the A-frame was empty even though she knew it was Axel's time. So as you can imagine with these two and they're weird sexual tension and mutual attraction, Rooney arrives and it is awkward. There's some conversations and some running away but they end up in a platonic marriage solely for the fact that Axel can get the money.

As you can probably imagine, this non-romantic purely platonic marriage between two people who have been pining over each other for years, does not stay platonic. It doesn't turn sexual until much later, but even as hard as Axel tries to remain distant, he is slowly becoming comfortable with Rooney and they become friends.

Axel is working through an autism diagnosis and learning about what he needs and how to make accommodations so that he can be at his happiest.

Axel Is my favorite type of character. He is really imposing in the fact that he's six and a half feet tall and with a perpetual grumpiness, but inside he is actually soft and sweet and loving and so empathetic. Everything that Axel does is for the people that he loves and cares about. Just love him so much.

Rooney is witty and energetic but finds solace in the quiet woodsy cabin life with Axel.

The main issue surrounding these two is that Rooney is leaving and Axel doesn't know if he can surrender himself to love if Rooney is just going to walk away.

There is a rescue dog named Harry styles and a kitten fluff ball who was rescued after Rooney almost shit her pants in a random field and there's lots of gluten-free vegetarian food. There is camping and hiking and sunsets and sunrises. Cue a dreamy sigh. I know I said it already but I'm so in love with this book. It's my favorite of the Bergman Brothers so far and I am just soft for this family. The Bergman family Is the type of close-knit, interconnected, best friend family I dream of. They are always there for each other and willing to do whatever it takes to make their family happy. They're just so great. I'd loved all of Viggo and Oliver's additions to this one and Viggo's love of historical romance novels gets me through life.

This review is a hot mess because I am still stupidly emotional over this book and instead of waiting to compile my feelings like an adult, I am gushing about this book instead. Enjoy.

Rep: white woman with chronic illness, white swedish-american autistic man, swedish-american family

You had me at “marriage of convenience” and “only one bed.”

Per usual, a cute romp from Liese, although there were a couple unresolved plot points in the ARC. I’m curious to see if these pop up in future installments.

This book had absolutely everything for me! I’m the fourth installment which is quickly becoming my favorite contemporary romance series of the year, we follow Axel Bergman & Rooney’s story. There are so many amazing elements, tropes, and representation and as soon as I finished I wanted to start their book over again.

Rooney is lost.. she has spent her life being an overachiever and is in need of a break. She has a chronic illness her best friend doesn’t know about and takes Willa’a offer up to relax at the Bergamn’s Washington A-frame lodge. Little does she know that Axel lives on the property and the sparks literally fly off the page.

This is a slow burn romance, with a hint of friends to lovers, marriage of convenience, forced proximity, and “there’s only one bed” which is my favorite!! Chloe has the ability to write not only amazing love stories in her romance books, but also relatable & real characters. My heart ached at times for both Rooney & Axel as they trust each other that it’s safe to fall in love.

This one publishes on September 14, 2021 and I highly recommend picking this series up. There is so much tenderness, love, & swoon worthy moments with a few laugh out loud scenes too.

Thank you to Netgalley, & the author for an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. All opinions & thoughts are my own.