Romance reader Viggo gets his story at last! In between taking care of all his siblings, launching his romance bookstore, juggling pet care and soccer coaching, things are starting to fall through the cracks. Naturally, he invites the woman he has a crush on to come live with him and help him manage his store in return for a place for Tallulah to write in solitude. They're complete opposites, with Tallulah the grumpy jaded cynic and Viggo's sweet, warm, open nature draws her out. The slow burn from frenemies to romance is sheer delight. His executive function challenges are ADHD related, and she's an organizational powerhouse, so eventually find they compliment one another, more than they clash.

This is the last in the Bergman Brothers series of romances focuses on a sprawling, imperfect, loving family and the friends and lovers they take into their fold. Most are loosely structured on classic romances and comedies, from Austen to Shakespeare... to Ted Lasso. The seven Bergman siblings live/work/play in SoCal (but spend time in the Pacific Northwest in their expanded A-frame family vacation home) and are of Swedish descent; geographical and cultural details beautifully round out the love stories. Each tale, edited and re-released by Berkley Romance with a bright, attractive cover, includes a preface from the author about her commitment to writing neurodivergent and chronically ill characters. All of Liese's characters are portrayed with authenticity and sensitivity, and a recognition that no two people's lived experiences are alike. The gentle trigger warnings may be helpful and appreciated by some readers. Each has a signature scent, and most have a preferred nickname because they don't like their full name, and each have a term of endearment bestowed upon them by their lover. New bonus epilogues further the story, and sometimes help segue to the next; afterwards include more information, and often, each concludes with a sample chapter the next book in the series. Each chapter is told in alternating points of view, and each chapter in each book is prefaced with a song title/artist evocative of the mood, tone or subject of the chapter. All of the titles are cleverly pulled from a snip of dialogue spoken from one protagonist to the other at a pivotal moment.

I love being able to dive back into the Bergman family and finally see Viggo get his story. I also love that it was a romance bookstore and a thriller writer together. The two of them complimented each other and also allowed each other room to grow.

That ending!!!!! The perfect ending to the whole series, I wanna cry my life, this was so cute and beautiful and I love this author so so much

Finally we have Viggo's story!!!! Ahh I've been waiting so long for this and it was just. SO.GOOD! Tallulah and Viggo's story was everything I wanted. It was interesting reading about a male main character who is a hopeless romantic, but it was so refreshing! I literally am crying that this is the last book and we saying good bye to this family. They truly are my heart and soul. Read this is you love a slow burn, frenemies to lovers, roommates, pining, no third act break up and ADHD and diabetes representation.

This fictional family is everything to me and I already want to do a reread.

Another fabulous book by Chloe! Chloe has an amazing way of fully immersing you into her worlds and making readers fall in love with her characters. I always have the worst book hangovers after finishing a Chloe book.

Viggo is THE best! I love this whole family, but I have a soft spot for this guy! His story was absolute perfection!

This was the perfect sweet and cozy romance read to get me out of my reading slump! This book contained some of my favorite romance tropes, including sunshine/grumpy and forced proximity. In "Only and Forever" Viggo is a romantic-hearted man who dreams of his happily ever after. Tallulah is a somewhat cynical struggling writer. The two were in college together but hadn't seen each other since until Tallulah unexpectedly shows up at Viggo's family gathering. Their relationship develops from there.

Going into this, I wasn't aware that this was the last book in a series. It works fine as a stand-alone, however, there were a lot of moments I probably would have enjoyed more had I read the rest of the series first. Viggo's family dynamic was one of my favorite things about this book. I loved his family! It took me a while to warm up to Tallulah but by the end of the book I was really rooting for the two of them to have their happily ever after.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishing Team for this Advanced Digital Readers Copy, I thoroughly enjoyed this book!

Chloe Liese is one my all time favorites. So sad to see this series come to an end but I love all of these characters and stories. I highly recommend this series all the time to anyone who will listen.

The seventh and last book in the Bergman Brothers series, ONLY and FOREVER features the Bergman family siblings, and this is Viggo and Tallulah’s story.

WHAT TO EXPECT
-contemporary romance
-ADHD rep
-loveable characters
-forced proximity
-friends to lovers
-dual POV
-grumpy x sunshine

*many thanks to Berkley Romance and Netgalley for the gifted copy for review

Only and Forever review

I have been eager for Viggo’s book since the beginning of this series. I remember laughing so hard at Sebastian’s description of Viggo as “always waving around a romance novel, yelling about toxic masculinity and happy endings” and just knew I would love him and his story.

Their journey to falling in love was authentic, emotional, and deeply relatable. I loved how they supported each other even as they were fighting their feelings.

This book was a wonderfully crafted contemporary romance and an amazing end to a great series. Only and Forever was an insightful, heartfelt, and enjoyable read with great banter and emotional depth.

I love Chloe Liese. I loved the other books in this series and all of Viggo’s siblings, but this one didn’t hit the same to me. I struggled with the chemistry between Viggo and Tallulah. I also know I read this during a busy work season for me so I’m hoping I love it more with a reread.

I loved the grump/sunshine trope and that Tallulah was the grump. I love Viggo and how much he loves romance.

I thought this was very good and I will have to add this to the shop shelves. Thank you for the chance for us to review.

I didn't realize this one was part of a series when I requested it, but I didn't have much trouble reading it as a standalone. I do think that more of a. background on each of Viggo's siblings and their relationships would have brought something to the story that I missed, but the story as a whole was fine without knowing any of that.

I enjoyed Viggo and I liked him and Tallulah together, both as friends and then more once their chemistry hit a breaking point. I liked the variety of tropes, and thought they were balanced out well between characters. The fact that Tallulah was the grumpy, jaded/cynical character to Viggo's romance loving sunshine self was a fun twist on the norm, and I really enjoyed that. The ADHD and diabetes rep were a nice add and I was happy to see both in the story.

I probably won't go back and read the others in this series, but I will read future books by this author.

I still can't believe this series is over! And what a way to finish it off, with hopeless romantic Viggo Bergman and the woman who is his complete opposite in every way. I never could have predicted the personality of Viggo's love interest because Viggo always felt like the character who kept parts of himself locked away. In the previous books, he plays a very big role in matchmaking for his siblings, which is why having his book be last was the perfect decision. Not only did he not take any of his advice that he loves to dole out to his siblings, but he actually struggled a lot with his feelings. I loved seeing how he navigated that with Tallulah.

Another great book by Chloe Liese! This is the first book from the Bergman Brothers series and now I'm excited to go back and read the others!

I loved Tallulah and Viggo's connection. The way they knew each other from college and the way they fell for each other made for a great storyline.

One thing I really loved and appreciated was the inclusivity in the story. Representation for mental health, and diabetes was great! I really like that she puts so much inclusion in her books and it's obvious that a lot of research and work goes into the accuracy of the representation.

Reverse grumpy/sunshine was a fun time in this one! Such a fun switch up from the normal.

Only and Forever was the best ending to the Bergman brothers series that I could have ever asked for. Finally getting Viggo’s happily ever after was worth the wait. I was unable to put it down and it frequently had me kicking my feet. Tallulah was a perfect match for Viggo and I’m also a sucker for a story about opening a bookstore (slash dream small business). As always, Chloe Liese makes sure to include diverse representation and highlights the importance of understanding and respecting chronic illness. Especially invisible illness. Great beach read or cozy comfort rom com read.

Thank you to Berkley Romance for the review copy!

📚 series info 📚
The Bergmans are a close knit family, so you will see a lot of the previous couples and allude to their story, so I think they are best read in order. Book 1 was a little slow to me, but book 2 is one of my favorite books that I’ve ever read, so they are worth your time, and I’ve loved the rest of the series! All of the romances are slow burn, but I feel like they burn slower as the series goes on - so keep that in mind!

📚 review 📚

I put this book off for months because I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to the Bergmans!

Viggo might be my favorite Bergman. I love when the MMC is given characters more commonly given to FMCs, so a romance novel obsessed MMC is absolutely my kind of man. I loved that he always smelled like cinnamon sugar to Tallulah. Talk about a cinnamon roll MMC! I also love it when the FMC is given traits more often seen with MMCs. So I loved that Tallulah was a thriller writing romance cynic.

If you loved the part in The Hating Game where the FMC realized that he painted his bedroom walls the exact shade of her eyes - there’s a moment you’ll absolutely love in this one!

Lately, it feels like recovering from childhood trauma or the loss of a parent seems like a really common trope, so any time we get to see Mom & Dad Bergman, it feels like such a treat!

🎧 I love this duo, and that they narrated almost all of the books together!

Did I really just finish the Bergman series? Say it isn’t so!!!!! I’ve officially finished one of my favorite series of all time and I’m a complete wreck. The Bergman family is one of my all time favorite fictional families. I was equally ecstatic and heartbroken for this book because it meant the conclusion to this incredible series and family. I could easily read a 10 book series about each individual couple and still beg for more.

This series has meant so much to me as the books have come out. I’ve been intertwined in this family for so long and it hurts knowing there aren’t any more books coming out for this series. I’ve been looking forward to Viggo’s book for so long now and it was everything I hoped for and more. I’ve been longing for him to finally get his happily ever after, and reading his story got me extra emotional because he deserved it SO much.

Chloe’s writing ability is truly stunning and heartwarming. Reading any of her books feels like coming home, and this series especially feels like home. I will forever and ever reread this series and scream from the rooftops that everyone needs to read these stories. The diversity and inclusivity of neurodivergent characters is incredible and Chloe writes everything so beautifully.

*Thank you Netgalley and Berkley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.*

A great finale to the Bergman Brothers series! This book took me way too long to read as I didn't want the series to be over, but this story felt like such a homecoming seeing everyone all partnered and having families. I also really enjoyed the Viggo and Tallulah dynamic and how it played out!

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for providing me with an arc for an honest review!