There's something so hard, yet satisfying when a series comes to an end. The Bergmans have been a part of my life for the past four years. I've laughed with them and cried with them. I feel like they are a part of my family.

I've been waiting for Viggo's book since the beginning. He's been that character that has piqued my interest and kept me guessing. Viggo's kept his secrets, and becasue of this, his book did not disappoint. This romance novel and baked goods lover finally found his happily ever after in Tallulah.

Tallulah is the grumpiest of grumps. She's used to keeping everyone at arm's lengths and doesn't believe in love. Not a talker, Tallulah shuts down immediately. When Viggo steps into her life, she's not used to someone caring for her. She’s always been the caretaker and making things better for everyone. Yet Viggo is just genuinely kind and caring and ever so patient with Tallulah, that her walls slowly break down, one by one.

Only and Forever felt like a warm hug. The way Viggo and Tallulah care for each other in their own ways was heartwarming. They showed up for each other using their own love languages, whether it was baking low sugar/low carb brownies or helping out with a youth soccer team. I loved that they spent the novel working on themselves and supporting each other along the journey. There was mutual respect between the pair coupled with palpable tension. Their chemistry is easy and comfortable, yet they are super horny for each other.

As is usual with Chloe Liese books, there's fantastic representation, including ADHD and Type 1 Diabetes. There's also a positive light shone on therapy, as well as strong communication with your partner. I loved that Only and Forever had a long passage of time, allowing the characters to not only fall in love, but also have strong character growth. The book also starts off strong with Jukebox the Ghost as the first song on the playlist, so I really couldn't complain.

Only and Forever is a grump + sunshine, slow burn, forced proximity romance between two roommates. It's out in the world April 2.

Thank you Berkley Romance for my gifted copy in exchange for an honest review. I’ve loved every book of this series and have been reading arcs of them since the beginning. I was so thrilled to receive a copy of Only and Forever! Lula and Viggo were everything!

You wouldn’t have known how Viggo struggled from his siblings’ perspectives but I enjoyed seeing his perspective. He and Tallulah were college classmates, but reunited because their sisters are best friends. They both need a little help and agree to an arrangement that will help them both. Tallulah will live with Viggo and help him run his new bookstore and she’s receives free rent and help with her manuscript. Tallulah starts off so closed off and Viggo is the epitome of sunshine. I loved seeing how they rubbed off on each other. This book was just so tender. From seeing Viggo struggle with his insecurities about the store to Tallulah’s struggles with her book and her family/relationship history: I loved watching them grow closer and grow deeper feelings for each other.

As I expected there were moments that made me laugh and cry. Liese’s writing is just so good. I’m so sad to see the end of this amazing series, but I also can’t wait to see what we’ll get to read next from Chloe Liese!

loved this story! it wraps up the Bergman Brothers series beautifully and shows that there’s a happily ever after ending for each of us.

This felt like a hug - warm, soft, tender, and everything I could want from the conclusion to this beloved series. I loved the roommates to lovers situation, which allowed our couple to slowly deepen their emotional connection and let down the walls around their hearts. They could not be more different in their views on love, so I adored that they were able to find some common ground without compromising themselves. Viggo is this hopeless romantic who has been holding out for butterflies, and I'm so glad he finally found them in Lula. It's a definite black cat/golden retriever situation, and the softest, quietest love story ever. Sure, they have plenty of chemistry (and a few smokin' hot scenes!), but it's such an understated romance. I wasn't itching to get back to the story when I set it down for the day, but I was wrapped up in it whenever I was turning the pages. I'm sad to see the series go, but this was just what I wanted from the finale.

The story follows Tallulah, a writer who can't seem to get the relationship dynamic in her latest book right. She has never experienced true love or intimacy, so she's having trouble putting it on the page. When Tallulah runs into Viggo, a guy she knew in college, it brings back some feelings she buried long ago. Viggo is a sunshine sweetheart of a man who unapologetically loves romance novels, and the two are poplar opposites in every way. But when they realize that they're both struggling, they strike up a deal - Viggo will help Lula with her book, and she'll help him get his new bookstore ready to open. Suddenly, they're roommates and working together every day. It's impossible to deny the spark of attraction that flickers between them, but there's no way two people with such different views of love could ever find their way together... right?

I've been a longtime fan of Liese, but this is my favorite book of hers since Ever After Always and Always Only You. The series as a whole has been a little uneven, but each book excels in immersing the reader in these quiet, tender vibes. What I loved about this one is that the characters were both complex, but their health conditions were not their whole personality. Viggo has ADHD and Lula has diabetes, but that didn't define them. The story is much more personality-based, and I loved that. Tallulah is the kind of heroine whose walls are up sky high, and it would take a guy who is as lovable as Viggo to even have a chance of scaling them. He is the ultimate cinnamon roll sweetheart, just this adorable man. They had some fantastic chemistry, and I loved the slow burn to sizzle situation. But they really did connect on an emotional, intimate level, which was exactly what they needed. As I was reading, I was thinking that I wouldn't mind if the tension was dialed up another notch, but then it would risk losing its understated, gentle feel. All in all, this wrapped up the series in a bow and delivered a very solid love story, which is exactly what I wanted.

We've been waiting for our Viggo's Story and it did not disappoint.

I've always suspected that our Viggo was the most emotional, purest heart, insecure one of the whole Bergman family and I was delighted by his story with is Tullahlu!!!

Viggo has so many Ideas about what romance is supposed to be and its a wonderful story to watch him figure out that there is more to love than what is written in books. And Tallulah's journey to figure out love is just as heart wrenching.

They were perfect for each other. Just..perfect.
This was the perfect ending to one of my favorite series and while Im happy to see everyone's happy ending, Im sad it's over!

Highly recommend and if you have not read the entire series, PLEASE just start from the beginning!

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. All opinions are my own

Chloe Liese does it again! In this sweet, lovely ending to the Bergman series, she writes two more beautiful humans finding their way to each other. I really find the way Chloe writes about neurodivergence and disability so affecting. You can tell she takes great care and I hope people feel seen like I have in her writing. There were times I found Viggo maybe a bit too earnest, too wrapped up in his romance ideals (the fact that he’d never let himself have a real relationship because he had such high standards as it related to sweeping romance was tough to believe), but at the end of the day, I think I just gave in to the earnestness and sweetness and let myself read something lovely. I’m going to miss this series but glad I have them all to reread!

I feel so sad to bid farewell to this series and the Bergman family! I don't want to at all because I cherish this family and the cast of amazing and flawed yet so lovely and beautiful characters with all my heart. At the same time, I can't wait for Chloe Liese to take me to a new world and journey with her upcoming books and I just can't wait too see what she has for us in store in the future!

So this book follows the youngest child in the family, Viggo, and his love interest Tallulah. Their love story was so tender I swear to God! Circumstances pull their fate together and they end up being each other's roommates and from there, they embark on a journey together, one that is so full of raw tenderness, challenges, witty and funny banter, hot chemistry, a deep connection and so much more!

Elements like a bookstore opening, rescue dogs, and cowriting a book set the stage for their budding romance. The book contains more exposition to catch up new readers, and past characters add depth to the story. Lu's character challenges genre stereotypes, making her journey towards love relatable. The representation of neurodivergent and disabled characters is handled with care. The book celebrates love, diversity, and the power of representation in romance literature. I couldn't recommend it more!

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for sending me an arc!

ONLY AND FOREVER – Chloe Liese
The Bergman Brothers, Book 7
Berkley
ISBN: 978-0593642474
April 2, 2024
Contemporary Romance

Los Angeles – Present Day

Viggo Bergman and Tallulah Clarke are as different as night and day, yet they are somewhat friends. Her sister is currently engaged to his brother, so this means they often come into contact with each other. Viggo is romantic at heart and reads romance books that end with a happily ever after, while Tallulah is a newly published thriller author whose books don’t end with a HEA. But now they are about to help each other out and it may forever change their lives in ONLY AND FOREVER.

Viggo is getting ready to open a romance bookstore in Los Angeles and feels a bit overwhelmed. He encounters Tallulah and learns that she is struggling a little in writing her second novel and needs a place to stay. He offers her a room in his home. In exchange for free rent, she can help him prepare the bookstore for its opening and work there for a few weeks until he has everything under control. What starts as a friendly exchange of help soon turns into more as they become sexually aware of each other. Is it too close for comfort? Or is our couple about to find their own happily ever after…together?

Their relationship starts out distant but friendly in ONLY AND FOREVER. Viggo is a nice guy even though he seems to have his head in the clouds a lot. Or is that due to the audiobooks he likes to listen to? Tallulah doesn’t have much experience when it comes to love, especially since her parents were always bickering when she was a child. Viggo on the other hand, comes from a large family who are always getting together to celebrate one milestone after another. Living in close quarters as roommates soon turns into a battle of wills—of pretending that they aren’t attracted to the other. If they give in to the lust they’re feeling, will it destroy their friendship? Tallulah seems to think so. Can Viggo change her mind?

Much of ONLY AND FOREVER has Viggo and Tallulah waffling a lot about their romantic feelings for each other. With their bad road records in that department, one can understand why they are hesitant to embark on a trip down the romantic relationship path. Meanwhile, she helps him get ready for the bookstore opening, even as he keeps putting off the opening day. He has his doubts about its success. Will Tallulah give Viggo the push he needs? Will he convince her to add a HEA to her newest thriller? In fact, will she finish it as she has promised her publisher? So many questions and one that readers will want the answers to. Find out by grabbing a copy of ONLY AND FOREVER. Will it be a happy ending for Tallulah and Viggo?

Patti Fischer
Romance Reviews Today

This was ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTFUL. I loved the reverse grumpy sunshine trope, the representation with both characters, the romance and the vulnerability shared between them. My marshmallow heart ate this up and loved every moment. Also I’m totally manifesting myself a guy like Viggo ❤️.

4.5/5⭐️

The first thing that grabbed my attention in this book is how super sweet Viggo is depicted. He is the epitome of the best romantic guy you could ever meet or develop for a book. I mean, who in their right mind could not fall for him?

To balance that off is a stand-offish Tallulah who comes off like an ice queen. I really did not think I would enjoy her character much, but Liese won me over with her. Together these two had this spark and energy that bounced off the pages.

Only and Forever brings in many levels of anxiety between the two of them that sometimes came off to me as a lack of self-confidence. Needing others to validate you all the time is tiring, but at least it was balanced between the two of them as they both struggled with believing in themselves.

This story is one where you need to focus on the development of their romance, even though it was screamingly slow. Only and Forever is a delightful, swoony romance that makes your heart sing by the time they capitulate to the reality of what was meant to be.

Viggo Bergman has spent years gently nudging his siblings toward love, but despite his love of romance, he's still waiting for his own happily ever after. A chance encounter with a former crush, Tallulah Clarke, may change that. Viggo and Tallulah don't particularly care for one another at first, but they have a way of challenging one another and a friendship soon develops. As their friendship deepens, so does their mutual attraction. But Tallulah, burned by her parents' fraught relationship, is reluctant to get too close to Viggo. Viggo and Talluah's love story, which sensitively depicts the characters' fears and desires, is a lovely conclusion to Liese's Bergman Brothers series.

I've really enjoyed this whole series and it was nice to see Vigo finally get his happy ending. Getting to read about the Bergman crew has been an enjoyable experience and I'm a bit sad it's over. I liked the overall story of this one and thought that Tallulah was a great character. This series is comforting and just a good time. I would have liked more wrap up for the entire family at the end. I'm assuming this is the last book in the series and I would have enjoyed an epilogue of sorts that highlighted the entire family.

When going into Only and Forever, I was admittedly a little bit nervous. I invested so much time, energy, and love into these characters and their romances. Thankfully, I would trust Chloe Liese to write my own love story so she quickly put all my fears to rest but this book didn’t end up being what I originally thought.

The story follows Viggo as he’s set to make some big decisions including opening a romance bookstore, hosting a book club, and trying to find his own HEA. In comes Tallulah Clarke who is Ziggy’s best friend’s sister along with Viggo’s former classmate. The two reconnect in a way that only Chloe Liese could make me fall in love with.

With Tallulah’s sister getting engaged, she needs a place to stay and help with her book while Viggo has an extra room and needs help at his store. I’m sure you can see where this is going as the two end up being roommates and from there, it’s only a matter of time before their attraction bubbles over. While it seems inevitable, Chloe Liese isn’t afraid to make you feel that slow in the slow burn.

Even so, Only and Forever felt like an incredibly realistic romance as these two were dealing with so much. Tallulah has diabetes and it affects every single part of her life from what she does, what she eats, and how Viggo touches her. In addition, Viggo has ADHD and struggles with insomnia and burnout throughout the story. As always though, Chloe Liese handles these topics with care.

On the whole, Only and Forever was everything I never knew I wanted for the Bergman Brothers finale. I’m not even ashamed to admit that I cried multiple times while reading this book. As sad as I am to see this series wrap up, it’s one I know I’ll be re-reading in the future. Plus I’m even more excited to see what’s next for Chloe Liese.

This was a beautiful and sweet conclusion to the Bergmans series. I enjoyed reading Viggos and Tallulah's story so much, it was a good slow burn with lots of tension, longing, and book-loving goodness. Viggo Bergman is the last Bergman sibling without a relationship despite being obsessed with romance and love. He has always had a crush on Tallulah and gets her as a roommate as they both come into an agreement to mutually help each other. Viggo needs help opening his romance book store and Lula needs help with writing the romance aspect of her thriller book. They start rooming with each other and there is a lot of tension as they both want to avoid a friends-with-benefits situation.

I loved both Viggo and Lula, they were both so compelling and perfect opposites. Viggo is the sunshine, helper, knitter, and emotional romance-loving mmc while Lula is more grumpy, does not like HEAS, and has not had a good experience with relationships. Together they were so good and I liked how they interacted with each other and the other Bergmans. There are some spicy scenes towards the end after a good slow burn with a very nice ending that ties the series together so well. I'm going to miss this world but I'm ready to see what the author writes next.

Read if you like:
-Slow burns
- Opposites attracts
- Some steam
- Romance book loving mmc
- Diabetes rep

Rating 4.5/5

The perfect ending to an amazing series. I was a little hesitant about Tallulah and Viggo's book because series endings can either be really good or really bad. I should have known that with Chloe writing it, I didn’t need to worry. The banter, the conversations, the antics, the spice, it was all so good! I wanted to finish it to know the ending but I didn’t want to finish it because I really didn’t want it to end!! I’m so glad the resident romance lover finally got his happily ever after!

I have been reading Chloe Liese’s Bergman Brothers series since the first one was a self-published “read now” on NetGalley in 2020, so to say that reading the final installment, published by Berkley Romance no less, is bittersweet is an understatement. I could read a dozen more books in this series and still love them.

Chloe delivered everything we’ve been waiting for in Viggo’s story. It is hopeful and tender, deeply romantic and lovely. The relationship between Viggo and Tallulah was so much fun to watch unfold. The black cat/golden retriever vibes are seriously strong and it made watching them come together even more special. We get plenty of time with the Bergman crew in this book, including a particularly lovely scene with the Bergman wives at the A frame that made me cry.

Content flags are mentioned at the beginning of the book and include a character with ADHD (Viggo) and Type 1 diabetes (Tallulah); family dysfunction (Tallulah); a sibling with addiction (Tallulah)

I voluntarily read a gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

A perfect end to a comfort series. As usual, Chloe Liese puts complex emotion into beautiful phrase, creating a green flag romance like no other. The depth and care with which she writes is apparent in each book, and Only and Forever is no exception. As someone with ADHD, I appreciated that same care applied to the hero's own struggles with ADHD. All in all, I am sad to see the end of this series, but I couldn't imagine a more wholesome or perfect happy ending.

Every Bergman book feels like coming home, and this was no different! If you've been with this family from the first book, you know that Viggo Bergman is the family romantic. He loves all things historical romance and is the first one to champion his siblings' relationships. Ironically, love has not happened for Viggo, and he hopes that one day soon his happily ever after will show up and change his world. Well, Viggo got his HEA, but in the form of his grumpy ex-classmate, Tallulah.

Tallulah is the exact opposite of Viggo, which is what made their journey much more special. Whereas Viggo is the romantic, Tallulah is a thriller author, whose experiences with love included growing up with toxic parents who constantly got married and divorced just to repeat the cycle and her own relationships that have gone south when she wasn't able to commit beyond a physical relationship. These two reconnect at a time where they need support, Viggo with his bookstore endeavor, and Tallulah with writing her second book that encompasses a romantic element.

So what happens next? After being kicked out of her last place, it makes perfect sense that Tallulah become roommates with Viggo, leading to their lives being intertwined in ways that lead to love before either of them can say the words. I loved watching Tallulah go through therapy and face her fears associated with love. She wanted a relationship with Viggo, but she wanted to give him all the love he deserved. Likewise, Viggo had to let go of what he thought was the ideal relationship, and accept that life doesn't always present itself in a storybook fashion. Love takes time, effort and two imperfect people willing to do the work to make their relationship grow, and that's exactly what these two did.

Of course, catching up with the Bergman family was as nostalgic as I thought it would be. It's bittersweet seeing everyone with their families, knowing that this is the last book. I have enjoyed seeing every single sibling find love, all while having the unconditional support from their family to help them flourish. Viggo and Tallulah were a great way to end the series, and I can't wait to see what this author does next!

I am so glad that I still have the first 4 books in this series to read, because I am SO not ready to say goodbye to the Bergman Family. I have never felt so seen as I have while reading this series. These books have been literal perfection and goodness, this was such an amazing conclusion.

I have to start with the fact that I absolutely adored Viggo. He was just the most precious, genuine, loving, and sensitive soul and I ate it up. Even with the banter between him and Tallulah, his remarks were always so loving and cute. And can we talk about all of his nicknames for her???? *all the heart eyes* As soon as he called her "pipsqueak" it was an immediate 5 stars!

While I couldn't personally relate to Viggo's ADHD or Tallulah's type 1 Diabetes, I could still relate to feeling different and longing to be loved and accepted as I am. It was such a beautiful journey for them both, and I am grateful to have read it. Now to go figure out how to open my own book store that mainly features books with HEAs!

Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for this arc. All opinions are my own!

I am so sad that this was the final Bergman book but I cannot imagine a better way to say goodbye to my favorite fictional family. Viggo and Tallulah’s love story was PERFECT and I adored every word. Reading a Bergman book truly feels like coming home and it’s such a gift to experience.