as usual, Liese does a good job building her Bergman world and care for neurodivergent characers and their friends and family

With You Forever is the fourth book of the Bergman Brothers series of interconnected standalones. I couldn’t wait for Axel and Rooney’s story. I love a broody and grumpy MMC that softens for his girl. And this book did not disappoint! By far my favorite of the series so far!

Rooney is taking some time away from her studies to get her health back on track. She is sensitive, sweet, endearing and one of my favorite female main characters! Axel might be gruff and grumpy, but he loves fiercely but doesn’t always know how to portray that love. The slow burn relationship between these two was perfection! I loved that they built a friendship and it added to the angst and sexual tension. These two are very complex characters that I’ve enjoyed getting to know better. It was tough to watch their struggles but it makes their happily ever after even more pleasurable to see. I loved getting little snippets of the other Bergmans and can’t wait to read the next book in the series!

Now THAT is a Chloe Liese book! I was disappointed in her Better Hate than Never but this one was all swoon and feelings and warmth. LOVED Rooney and Axel! There was so much depth and empathy in their romance. Definitely one of the better romances I read this year. Highly recommend!

I absolutely love the Bergman family and this book did not disappoint. Axel and Rooney have a connection that begs to be explored. I love a grumpy sunshine when the grump eventually pours out their heart to the other… it’s the chefs kiss of angsty connection.

I love how the A-Frame is almost another character in the book. The way that she write the magic in this place makes me wish that it was a real place.

I love the diversity of Liese’s books. She really brings light to difference medical and psychological conditions that are not really talked about.

Short Synopsis: Rooney is in need of a break for health reasons, Willa offers her boyfriends family cabin to her. But upon arrival she soon realizes the cabin is disarray. Axle is desperate for money to fix the cabin for his family. Remembering an inheritance from his uncle with the stipulation that he must be married, he marries Rooney for a year.

My thoughts: I was excited for Rooney’s story after getting a little glimpse of her here and there through the previous books. Remember the scene at the end of book 3 playing charades? Well we pick up soon after with Rooney’s mortification, and quickly find out she’s part of the Bergman meddling. I loved her backstory, and the author did such an amazing job at telling her disability with care.

Axle is the biggest cinnamon roll with a heart of gold, but such a grump. I liked watching him evolve and learn to trust Rooney with his secrets.

Harry and Skugga were such a fun light addition to this story!

Read if you love:
- marriage of convenience
- Forced proximity
- Autism and chronic illness rep
- Cinnamon roll hero
- Meddling family

I simply could not wait to get to this book. It’s teased throughout the first three books in the series, and you just <i>know</i> it’s going to be a good one—and it was! Axel and Rooney have chemistry off the charts, but it’s perfectly balanced with their emotional connection. Even as Axel builds his walls from the start, Rooney sneaks in through the cracks. I loved them together, and was kicking my feet pretty much every time they interacted.
I also just loved them, individually.
Axel is the grump of my heart. I’m such a sucker for the grumpy stoic man who is actually a marshmallow behind is quiet exterior. His interactions with Harry the dog had me so completely in love with him. I also loved his discussions of autism and the way that it was represented. There was a lot that I related heavily to, and it was such an honest, nuanced representation. Not that I’d expect any less from Chloe Liese.
The representation of Rooney’s ulcerative colitis was similarly wonderful. I loved the way that the representation was frank when dealing with the realities of IBD, though a lot of the specifics of Rooney’s symptoms happened off-page. Instead of explicitly showing the symptoms as they occur, the book dives into the consequences of these symptoms on Rooney’s life, body, and sense of self.
Though this book has a smaller cast of side characters than most, those who are there are wonderful. I am so in love with Skylar, and I also really loved her dads and the interactions they had with Axel. The love between those three and Axel was blatant, and I loved how they called him out on his shit. I was also obsessed with the Viggo and Oliver cameo. Those two are the best, and seeing Axel be there for Oliver when he was struggling tugged at my heartstrings and got me excited to read his book next!
I loved the setting and getting to spend more time at the A-Frame. As a Washingtonian myself, I’m a sucker for the pacific northwest scenery. The vibes were perfect.
There is no such thing as a bad Bergman Brother’s book, in my opinion and With You Forever is proof of that.

DNF. I really liked the premise but the writing did not work for me at all. It wouldn't be fair to the book if I finished reading and gave it a low rating.

I had read and really enjoyed one of Chloe Liese's books in the past, but this one didn't work for me. The characters felt very one-dimensional.

i keep switching between giving this 4 or 5 stars but it's 5 stars to me. i think my hesitance is just because this is one of those books where I can EASILY identify weaknesses in the writing or pacing or structure, but i fall extremely in love with the story and characters despite the weaknesses.

With You Forever features Rooney (best friend of Willa from Bergman #1) and Axel Bergman. After a flare-up of her chronic GI condition due to the stresses of law school, Rooney escapes to the Bergman A-frame in Washington for a well-deserved break from reality. Little does she know that Axel resides there permanently. Axel Bergman is the second oldest Bergman whom Rooney is insanely attracted to and spontaneously kissed during a game of charades. Axel Bergman enjoys solitude. Axel is autistic and finds that though he loves his family more than anything, he struggles to connect with them at times. To show his love for his family, he has committed to taking care of the A-frame, renovating it as it needs. However, the newest construction project is expensive. Axel is supposed to get a large inheritance from an uncle, but the conditions are that he must be married. And thus, a deal is struck between Axel and Rooney. Rooney offers to marry Axel so he can access the funds to fix the A-frame, and Axel will offer Rooney his cottage to stay in while she recovers.

GAHHH!!!! This story was so soft and beautiful. I literally read almost the entire thing in one sitting. Just such a tender and slow story. I loved it. There's something to be said about romance books that have a calm and loving dynamic rather than a punchy and fast-paced one. Axel and Rooney truly heal and hold each other up in the most perfect, complementary way. It was just so SOFT AND BEAUTIFUL AND I LOVE THEM!! yghhgghgjb i love a grumpy man who is just a softie inside.

Both these characters.... so soft.... JUST LOOKING TO BE LOVED EXACTLY AS THEY ARE <3

Thanks NetGalley for an earc in exchange for an honest review.
This is my first Chloe Liese book, and while I did not enjoy it, I have heard such good things will still be reading one of her others.
I don’t know what it was about this book, but I could not get into it at all. I did not enjoy the characters and I felt the plot was weak for the tropes it used and had a lot of unnecessary conflict.
Alone I really liked each of the characters. I liked their drive and their background, but once they started interacting with each other I lost interest. I’m not sure if it was their specific dialogue with others, but I could not find myself rooting for their story. I just felt like everything really dragged. The characters were already obsessed with each other from the beginning, they got married for convenience, and yet, I feel like nothing happened emotionally. Maybe if I had got to see more of them actually falling in love, but everything emotionally just felt very stagnant.
On a positive note, I really enjoyed Willa and Rooney. I also really loved Harry the dog. I also loved Axel’s growth with his family. I enjoyed seeing their bond.
I will just have to try again with one of her other books, I just did not seem in the mood for this one.

First, I want to thank Netgalley and the Berkley Romance and Penguin Random Housd for providing me with an advanced copy of this ebook in exchange for an honest review.

Unfortunately this was a DNF for me. It started off so strong as the FMC has a very similar chronic condition to me and I felt extremely seen, loving the representation in this book. Once we got to the deep part of the plot though, I was a bit lost and disconnected. Things weren’t progressing in their relationship or story it was just kind of.. there? I couldn’t be convinced of the relationship and it forced me to put it down permanently.

I absolutely adore this series and honestly will read anything that Chloe Liese writes. Every book that comes out I am extremely eager to reach and Axel and Rooney were no different. Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC to review.

Axel and Rooney have been dancing around each other since Rooney was first introduced in Willa's book. As the oldest Bergman brother, Axel has a lot on his plate and shoulders the burden of caring for his family (often time without them even realizing it). He also identifies as being on the autism spectrum and struggles engaging with people. But he has been drawn to Rooney and trying to fight it since he met her. When Rooney shows up for some time to herself at the A-frame, the romance novel tropes run rampant: only one bed? CHECK! marriage of convenience? CHECK! grumpy/sunshine relationship? EXTREME CHECK! But this book is even more than a compilation of romance tropes. It is so heartfelt. It sheds light on Axel as an autistic person and his experiences being in a family that loves differently than he does (<i>Will be a direct quote once it is published</i>). With You Forever also highlights Rooney's experiences with chronic illness which is not often something you read about in romance. I loved Liese'e content/sensitivity notes in the beginning and am excited to see more of a trends towards content warnings in books and reviews.

Ultimately, Liese is showing that people from all identities, people with chronic illness and autism, deserve happy for nows and happily ever afters. Their sex and love is real and should be written about and consumed. I have so many quotes from this book because it legit tore my heart out. It is beautiful and sad, sweet and funny, oh so sexy and sometimes awkward. Just like read life.

Plus the new bonus epilogue for this is SO GOOD! Perfect Rooney and Axel

A decent read. It started slow with a friends-to-lovers trope mixed with marriage of convenience, but it quickly became boring towards the middle due to lack of conflict.

I found the book to be an alright read, but it didn't personally resonate with me. While it may not have been a perfect match for my preferences, I believe it could appeal to others...

Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for the eARC.

Chloe Liese is one of my favorite romance authors..
This was a reread for me and I loved it even more this time. There is such great disability representation and the characters are real, flawed, and relatable. I love the new cover because I feel like it does the book more justice. I also loved the bonus material which made my heart happy.
I highly recommend this to all romance lovers who are looking for a well written, relatable, and steamy book!

I wanted to like this one, but it got repetitive. Yes, we get it angst and conflict. However, there wasn't anything preventing them from being a couple from the beginning. It was 300 pages of filler, mostly.

I'm forever a sucker of the fake-marriage trope. Add in a bit of grumpy-sunshine and forced proximity and you have the perfect contemporary romance for me. With You Forever finally shows Rooney getting her happily ever after with the most elusive Bergman brother.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishers for this Advanced Readers Copy of With You Forever by Chloe Liese!

The saga continues for the Bergman family in this delightful romance by Chloe Liese. In her commitment to representing relatable characters, Liese features an autistic male and a woman struggling with IBS. The care Liese takes in creating a world in which these two characters work through conflict and show up for each other is enough to pull at any heartstrings. This contemporary romance has Axel and Rooney working up the courage to turn their magnetic desire for each other into a lasting relationship.

Rooney lights up the room when she enters while Ael is the antithesis of quiet. They kiss once at a party and don’t see each other until months later when Rooney’s friend sets her up.

While their initial kiss was an accident, it’s replayed in Rooney’s head since it happened. Now they they’re together again, Rooney isn’t sure she’ll be able to keep her feelings in check.

When the two unexpectedly get married so Axel can get his inheritance, they’re not sure they’ll make it the year without actually falling in love.

I recently discovered this author this year and have been making my way through her books. I have loved them all to varying degrees. The Bergman Brothers series has been a lot of fun! While I enjoyed this one, it was not my favorite of the series, probably my least favorite so far. I love how the characters are so thoroughly developed and they just come to life. That was again apparent in this novel. However, I felt that this book to be a bit too convenient all around. Yes, it’s a marriage of convenience, but everything seemed to be that. I continue to appreciate and love the disability representation. In this book Rooney has ulcerative colitis and Axel has autism. The author always does a great job of weaving the illnesses into the story and not just mentioning them and forgetting them immediately. These illnesses affect everyday life, and that is shown, which I appreciate learning about.

If you are looking for a slow-burn romance, then check this one out.

DNF @ 20%

Found this to be somewhat of a chore. The writing style is just okay, but I couldn't endure miscommuncation from the very beginning. They both like each other. There's zero reason for them not be together. Throw in a random marriage with no push back from either of them? Didn't feel like reading the inevitable.