Only and Forever by Chloe Liese
Pub day is 4/2 🎉

The last book in this series!!!! Oh so bittersweet! I cannot imagine a better finale for this cozy, swoony, steamy series. Viggo and Tallulah are so precious!

Tallulah moves in with Viggo to help him open a romance bookstore and he is going to help her with the book she's writing!

You *can* skip around in the series a little easier for the earlier books, but I think for books 5, 6, and 7 you'll just have so much more fun with it if you have more backstory with all of the previous relationship dynamics. So... just head on back to the beginning if you haven't already and enjoy the Chloe Liese Bergman Brothers universe!!

What I've got to say about Only and Forever:
💕 A historical romance reading hero!! Talk about a green flag!!
💕 The histrom "easter eggs" are perfection. He named his houseplants Lorraine, Lisa, and Beverly. One of us! One of us! Viggo mentions Mary Jane Wells at least two times!! (She's one of the best historical romance audiobook narrators!!!) I just love that CL did this!!
💕 Tallulah is a thriller writer that isn't sure she believes in happy endings and he's a hopeless romantic... this dynamic and their journey together is soooo satisfying!
💕 Baggage gets unpacked!
💕 Adhd and T1 diabetes rep
💕 I get just as giddy about a surly, growling hero as the next romance reader, but there's really something about a nontoxic, golden retriever hero that has such a soft spot in my heart. Viggo is a favorite!
💕Tropes include: Opposites attract (he's flirty and boisterous and she's more reserved and a little grumpy) Caretaking, Golden Retriever Energy, Roommates
💕 The other Bergman's meddling and presence is just perfect.

Read this series! You won't regret it!

Thanks so much to Netgalley and Berkley for access to this ARC!

Was so excited to read this but also bittersweet as it is the last book in the series! But I really enjoyed it so much I wasn’t sure how I would feel about the MMC as a love interest but I was so pleasantly surprised. One of my favorite things is the FMC black cat and MMC golden retriever dynamic and this so delivered. I thought they had just great chemistry. Also I love the diabetes representation as someone who has a close family member that struggles with it I found it so well done. Overall it was just a really nice fun enjoyable read and I recommend this series to everyone!

I was excited to jump into Viggo's book. I was intrigued by the man who loved to read romance novels. He loves so big and openly and I hoped that his love story would be explosive. This is one of my favorite series and I wanted it to end on a high note for me. I liked this book, but I didn't love it. Maybe my expectations were too high.

I felt like Viggo and Tallulah didn't have much chemistry. Viggo was a bit too much at times and when all was said and done, his character lacked the depth that I wanted. And Tallulah was not a likeable heroine. I got irritated by her meanness.

This was a slow burn, so if you're into that, you might like this one.

I loved seeing the Bergman clan again!

Steam level: 🔥🔥🔥

I have been solid on the fact that Freya and Aiden are my favorite Bergman couple this whole time just for Viggo and Tallulah to come along steal my heart. The FMC black cat x MMC golden retriever set up really does it for me, they were so great together as friends and as a couple. Also THEYRE ROOMMATES and THERES A ROMANCE BOOKSTORE and LOTS OF CUTE ADOPTED PETS.

I was just cheesin the whole time I read the book except the parts where I was in my feelings but even then I still had a great time. It was a great end to the series.

This was so bittersweet, as this is the last book in the beloved Bergman Brothers series. I do have to say, it's a little weird reading about Viggo as a charismatic love interest, since in the perspective of all the other characters, he is such a silly younger brother type. In fact, I was more excited to see his character development as he opens a bookstore and spreads his love of romance novels to the greater California community than watch his relationship bloom. Nevertheless, this book was fun. Are Tallulah and Viggo my favorite Bergman couple? Not by a long shot, but this book still feels light and exciting and is well written. As with all the other siblings, Viggo faces his own struggles with fitting in with his big family. And Tallulah? Well as much as Chloe Liese tried to portray how unlikable she was, and how little she thought of herself at the beginning of the book, at the end, she won me over. As you'll know by the end, she had her reasons.

<B> Thank you Chloe Liese, Berkley and Netgalley for a copy to review. </b>

I have been anticipating Viggo's book since Ever After Always and I'm so pleased I got to read it early. The wait was worth it!!!!!! (Though I'm a little sad that Viggo's secret business wasn't a Cat Cafe dedicated to gluten-free Swedish baked goods.) This book was a lovely ending to a fabulous series. It was full of laughs, Viggo-inspired eye-rolls, emotional tension, and heart-to-heart moments. Chloe Liese might have done the neigh impossible and finished an outstanding series as gloriously as she started it.

Viggo is a hopeless romantic romance reader, with an obsession for historical romance who follows his passion and <spoiler> opens his own romance book store. Squeel. (Chloe Liese are you opening Viggo's bookstore? I'll volunteer as tribute to crochet the costers.) </spoiler> Of course his ADHDness makes it hard for him to fully focus on the things that need to get done instead of getting sidetracked by the thousands of little moving pieces. Lucky for him his little sisters, best friends, older sister.... (did you follow that?) doesn't-believe-in-romantic-love Tallulah needs his help and exchanges her ability to stay on task for his romance expertise. Naturally, shenanigans involving Ashbury, plants, cats, dogs, siblings, baked goods, the rest of the Bergman clan, and lots of books abound.

5/5 Stars
3/5 Spice

Things this book includes:
- ADHD rep
- Diabetes/Chronic Illness rep
- 2nd chance romance (my favorite trope! Though, she had me at Viggo)
- Boy falls first
- mutual pining (dual POV)

Side note: I read this book just after a friend told me about how her son almost went into diabetic shock because he forgot to eat an orange as part of his breakfast that week. That stress that I felt in that conversation with my friend was beautifully mirrored in Chloe Liese's description of Tallulah (as a Diabetic) and her relationship with food.

Only and Forever
(Bergman Brothers, #7)
Chloe Liese
5 ⭐️

First and foremost, a huge thank you to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the gifted e-ARC in exchange for my honest review. I screamed so loud when I opened the email and saw my five favorite words… “your request has been approved”!

Chloe did it again. Only and Forever was everything I had hoped for and more. I never ever wanted the Bergman series to end, but Liese gave us the sweetest, most perfect conclusion to one of the best series I have ever read.

Viggo and Tallulah’s story was pure perfection from beginning to end. I loved these two with my whole heart. He is the absolute sweetest with his romance books/bookstore, his baking, and the plants with names. I loved his soft and vulnerable side so much. She was the perfect grump to his sunshine, and I totally adored her. She was so relatable and I could see parts of me in her.

Watching these two come together, taking risks, being vulnerable, being intimate… it was all just so beautiful.

And the ending… made my heart so damn full.

“Home is not a place. Home is . . . this.” She glances around the table. “Our hearts, our love, knitting us together, wherever we are. Wherever life takes you, may you know you have a home in our hearts, and may your hearts always be each other’s home.”

What I loved;
💛 Friends To Lovers
💛 Forced Proximity
💛 Grumpy/Sunshine
💛 Slow-Burn Romance
💛 The Bookish Elements
💛 The Vulnerability
💛 ADHD/Type 1 Diabetes Rep
💛 The Bergmans

Pub date: 4/2/24. I wholeheartedly would recommend. The Bergman Family will FOREVER live rent free in my head and in my heart. I already can’t wait to go back and start re-reading from the beginning.

I can't believe The Bergman Brothers series is over!! Chloe Liese always writes the most perfect, heartwarming romances. and Only and Forever was just that! Viggo and Tallulah were so adorable together as they became roommates and business partners for Viggo's romance bookstores. I loved the tension between them as former college classmates as well. The discussions of having type 1 diabetes, ADHD, and inexperience with romantic intimacy were also so thoughtfully handled.

The final chapters of this book were so bittersweet to read about! It was so great seeing all of the Bergmans get together with their loved ones and close this final chapter with their family. I'm going to miss these characters so much! I'd give this book 4 stars overall.

I didn't love this one as much as the other Bergman Brothers books, which is too bad because I really like Viggo as a character. But maybe I prefer him as a supporting character, rather than the main guy? You get a lot more insight in his character in this one, with his ADHD and his need to be constantly doing everything, but it wasn't clear to me why he had become so infatuated with Tallulah in college. Tallulah was a fun character, but her growth and decision to accept and believe in love didn't really work for me.

I did appreciate the idea that love doesn't always work the way that we see it in romance novels -- that's a lesson for all of us.

Only and Forever showcases the Chloe Liese I have come to know and love! Not only did we get deep insights into Viggo's character with some great surprises along the way, we also got to revisit all of our Bergman faves. Talullah was Viggo's prickly foil in just about every conceivable way but they were so well matched the reader could hardly help but kick their legs and squeal while these two were slow burning themselves into their Happily Ever After. While I would love this series to go on into infinity, I can honestly say this was an amazing and satisfying conclusion to the Bergman series.

ALL THE STARS!!!!

I am actually so sad that this is the last book for the Bergman family!!😭I started this series back in 2022 and this family feels so REAL to me. Chloe has a way of writing her stories that makes them all feel unique and different but with the same vulnerability and inclusion. It’s a true talent!!

This book was no exception because from the first few pages I was already in love!!!
Viggo and Talulah’s had such a true understanding of each other, to their CORE.
Viggo is a hopeless romantic, reads romance books and is waiting for “the one”. And Talulah is his complete opposite, sworn off love and emotions. viggos character growth and realizations that life isn’t a perfect fairytale, and Lulahs determination to work on herself had them meeting each in the middle emotionally😭😭they were so open and honest with each other. I loved the gradual closeness and relationship they built. No miscommunication for these two!!! Cause they trusted each other fully. Ugh they’re so beautiful and loving I LOVE THEM.

And as always Chloe has the most wholesome inclusive feel good intimate story!! That’s my favorite part of her books. In her acknowledgments Chloe says “Some might say this isn’t very realistic. To which I say, I’d like it to be, and this is why I write.” And it’s TRUE!!! These stories make us question why a family like this, that’s nothing but kind, seems so far out of reach. I’m an honorary Bergman at heart and while I’m sad this series is over I’m so happy I got to experience it💞💞💞

I feel very blessed that I was able to read the arc for this, tysm Berkeley!!🤍

I’ve said before and I’ll probably say it again, but I truly don’t know how Chloe Liese keeps writing my favorite book! The Bergmans are so special and I can’t believe this is the end. But Viggo’s story was the perfect ending to such a sweet series. As always Chloe wrote these characters with so much love and care. Viggo and his ADHD and Tallulah and her diabetes were written so well.

Viggo and Tallulah felt SO SPECIAL and I think it has a lot to do with the fact that they were last, for me at least. But their soft and slow friendship turned to love was so tender and careful and written so beautifully. There was a lot of tension, and longing, and PINING, and confusing thoughts and feelings. But they communicated so well, even though Tallulah specifically had a hard time with that. Viggo was so patient and kind with her!! And they were GOOD together. Chloe knows how to write a slow burn and once again this was PERFECT. The forced proximity and the way they were contracted to each other made everything SO GOOD.

Viggo is the SWEETEST. The romance books, and the baking, and the plants, and the pottery?! And the fact that he always has on a shirt shouting about how much he loves romance books. I LOVE HIM. But how soft and vulnerable he is, and how much he struggles to see his success for what they are was hard. But watching everyone always show up for him, Oliver being able to help him without needing to be asked 🥹

Tallulah is a girl after my own heart. She has taken care of everyone her entire life, and she doesn’t need anyone to do it for her…until Viggo just starts doing things for her because he wants to?? She does not believe in love (the EXACT opposite of Viggo) and she is sticking to it! And I loved watching her figure out that it’s okay to love, that it’s okay to open up to people, that people are automatically going to let you down.

I love this series so much. This family is my absolute perfect. I love seeing them all together in their daily lives just being there for each other. I loved seeing ‘the dysfunctional side of the Bergmans’ come together 🥹 I want so so much more them.

Thank you to Berkley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review!!

Thank you to Netgalley, Chloe Liese, and Berkley Publishing Group for this advanced reader's copy of Only and Forever in exchange for my honest opinion.

As always, Chloe Liese delivers a wonderfully written romance novel with nods towards neurodivergence and autoimmune diseases. Seeing the inclusivity in her novels has been refreshing and engaging, something I will miss greatly from her Bergman Brothers series.

The final installment of this series, centering around Viggo, the Bergman brother that introduces everyone he can to reading romance novels. So why hasn't he found his one true love yet? Even after meeting Tallulah he chalks up his feelings about her to being lust and purely physical and not the budding feelings of love. But the more they spend time together, him helping her with her book, her helping him with his bookstore, he starts to wonder if it's more than just her curves and cuteness he's into. It doesn't help that Tallulah starts to look at him with more feeling the longer they live together.

This was a wonderful ending to a great series. I'll miss the Bergman clan immensely, but have enjoyed Liese's other books in the meantime. I'd love to see another longer series about another family in the future.

Only and Forever is the seventh and final installment of the Bergman Brothers series. Viggo and Tallulah’s story features the forced proximity/ roommates, friends to lovers, workplace romance, and grumpy x sunshine tropes. Themes and topics present include diabetes, self doubt, divorce, love and heartbreak, ADHD, family, communication, fear of failure, appearance versus reality, romance, and intimacy. I highly recommend Only and Forever to fans of books like Wildfire by Hannah Grace, The Wrong Mr. Right by Stephanie Archer, Breakaway by Grace Reilly, Lovelight Farms by B.K. Borison, Love, Theoretically by Ali Hazelwood, or any of the other Bergman Brothers books by Chloe Liese.

It was ironic that Viggo, who is obsessed with historical romance books, was the last of the Bergmans to find his own happily ever after but I thought that his story was worth the wait and lived up to my high expectations! I think that fellow romance readers will really love Viggo’s bookish energy; I especially enjoyed all his quirky book-themed shirts and I, of course, loved his romance bookstore (Bergman’s Romance Books & More) – can someone please open this in real life? I think that Tallulah will also be intriguing to fellow bookworms as she is a writer struggling with the concept for her next book. I thought that all Viggo’s cute pets, including 2 rescue dogs and 5 adopted kittens, were adorable and a welcome addition to the story. Of course, I also loved the appearances of all the other Bergman family members throughout the book! Even though this was the last book in the Bergman Brothers series (cue sad tears), I’m hopeful that there could potentially, hopefully, be a spin-off series featuring the next generation of Bergmans (like Aiden and Freya’s daughter Linnea). Lastly, even though there was a fair amount of “will they, won’t they” in Only and Forever, I appreciated that there was no third act break-up (my least favorite trope).

I don’t have any major complaints about Only and Forever. My biggest issue was that a good portion of the plot revolved around Tallulah’s complicated family dynamics and her sister Charlie’s upcoming nuptials; I think that I personally would have preferred if some of this subplot was excluded in favour of more Bergman family content since I love Viggo’s family so much. Additionally, one small thing that I found a tad annoying was that both Viggo and Talullah’s thoughts seemed a bit repetitive to me (e.g. longwinded inner monologues denying or grappling with their feelings for each other).

Great end to this fun series. I love a good male virgin story so this hit my sweet spot. Virgo was adorable and the chemistry was great and believable. Could have used more of a wrap up with the whole family at the end, but otherwise, loved it.

Thank you to Berkley Romance, NetGalley, and the author for an ARC of this novel. All opinions are my own.

I have now read all of the Bergmen Brother’s novels and I have to say I am so sad to see this series come to an end, but oh what an end. This was amazing and I am very glad to be able to say that Liese does not let us down with this last novel. It’s a beautiful culmination of all the stories and couples that came before it, and it ends with yet one more beautiful, wonderful couple.

We (per usual with Liese) get great representation in this novel to include fat girl rep and diabetes rep, which we love. I will also say I loved how Viggo adjusted and adapted himself and his habits to meet her needs given her condition.

I just loved the beautiful irony that the meddler, the lover, the one who loves love the most out of all the Bergman siblings, ended up finding it last. I loved the grumpy/sunshine trope, the forced proximity trope, and I loved the reversed gender roles throughout.

This was such a sweet, wonderful novel about two people overcoming their own internal obstacles and finding their love on the way.

It saddens me to read the last installment of this series, I have fallen in love with these characters. But reading Viggo’s story with Tallulah was so awesome and sweet and full of love that I don’t regret speeding through it and savoring each moment. I know they’ll live in my mind and heart.

In this book, we see Viggo and Tallulah fall into a second chance, roommate, “I’ll help you and you help me” situation that absolutely tickled my brain in the right places. Viggo is a hopeless romantic who wants to open a romance bookstore and Tallulah is an author struggling to finish her next book, so Viggo makes her promise that one year later they will have their sh*t together and have achieved their goals. Somehow that’s not the case and they get thrown into this new arrangement that they will help each other.

Viggo is me. I am Viggo. Reading his thoughts and beliefs that he probably won’t have someone love him like the love we read in books and him actually falling and being loved by Tallulah was so lovely and gives me hope that I and other readers like us will also find that love.

Oh, Viggo… how lovely to see you find your HEA, my sweet, sweet soulmate ❤️

Couldn’t have asked for a better end to my beloved Bergmans

I’ve long been anticipating Viggo Bergman’s story, so I was very excited to get my hands on this one – though it’s always bittersweet to reach the end of a series. Viggo was one of the Bergman siblings I was most eager to see have his own story unfold – being the hopeless romantic of the group. (Sidenote – I’m loving these gorgeous new covers!)

I loved seeing some great representation of both mental health and chronic illness. It’s always great to read representation that feels authentic and relatable to life, and that let’s others get a sense of insight. In this case, we got a glimpse of this via Viggo’s experience with ADHD and Tallulah’s with Diabetes.

On a characters level – I really enjoyed getting to see some old friends in cameo’s throughout the book. Viggo was an easy favorite and I appreciated getting more insight into and rounding out of his character, as we’ve had glimpses of him in the other books in the series. He was unapologetically himself, but also struggled with finding his place and his confidence in his dreams. And who can resist a hero who’s a rescue animal person? I found him to be very sweet, and I so wanted him to find his HEA.

Tallulah was a bit more prickly, as the grump to his sunshine. I had some mixed feelings regarding her character / growth over the story. I appreciated that she had a real figure and seemed to be self confident, assured, and independent. However, given her backstory and where she starts in her thoughts on love, commitment, etc – the story felt a bit rushed for her revelations.

For me, the timeline of the story felt a bit too rushed for some of the elements that were at play (revised life outlooks, therapy, relationship build, etc). I think it would have made more sense to have the story take place over 6 months or a year rather than 2 months – or I think some of the story would have felt more realistic for me in that regard. I also would have liked a bit more transition in seeing a shift from platonic to romance.

As a final nitpick / preference note for me, I didn’t love the spicy bits. Although I’ll read different types of romance, I tend to prefer a less is more approach in the spice area personally. In this case though, the spice felt a bit awkward and cringy for me. It didn’t feel like it was unfolding in an organic way and kind of pulled me out of the story each time. I think I would have enjoyed the story more without it, or with just a fade to black implication.

I did enjoy the story overall – it was heartwarming, charming, and had some elements and tropes I really appreciated at work: slow burn romance; representation of neurodivergence and chronic illness; sunshine grump trope; a “room”-mance; and opposites attract to name a few. A lovely wrap to the series, and it was nice how at the end we got a final mini Bergman reunion and update of sorts 😊

Thank you to Netgalley and Berkley Publishing for the opportunity to read an early copy of the story! 🥰 All thoughts and opinions are my own and freely offered.

You guys, I’m so sad for the Bergman Brothers series to be over but soooo happy to finally have Viggo’s book!

The romantic, beating heart of the family finally gets his HEA and I loved every bit of it. I may even dare to say that it is tied with Always Only You as my favorite of the series!

Golden retriever Viggo crosses paths with his former black cat crush, Tallulah when both of their little sisters meet up for a weekend at the A-frame. With much resistance on Tallulah’s end, Viggo manages to get under her skin and warm her heart.

I love love loved the careful and respectful relationship the two of them shared and couldn’t be happier with Viggo’s story! 🧡🧡

The only thing I’m bummed about with this book is the total cover style revamp! It won’t match the rest of Bergman Brothers series books I already have whichhhh I guess forces me to buy the rest of the revamped covers. Anything to support queen Chloe 🩵