I have loved this series so far, and this book is great too.

Freya and Aiden have been married for years, but lately everything has changed. They are trying to sort things out themselves, but her brothers can't help but interfere. I found it an emotional read, but well written and issues dealt with in a sensitive way.

This was so good. As always. I loved spending time with the Bergman family, and I read this book in one day, just like I did with the other two books in this series. I really loved Freya and Aiden, and their story. Also, the marriage counselor in this book seems mega cool. Excited for book #4!

I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.

I have read and loved the two previous stories in this series. I do think that this could be read alone, but you will get so much more having read the two previous books which are amazing.

I would recommend if you are looking for (SPOILERS)

-m/f marriage in trouble
-only one bed
-vacation romance
-a rap loving parrot
-a heck of a Twister game
-so many Bergman brothers antics
-slow burn but with so much sexual tension

Before I get to Freya and Aiden I have to give a shout out to the Bergman Brothers. While their pranking may go too far, they are all cinnamon rolls in their own ways who love their family. I am ready for the Bergman brothers Lisa Kleypas romance bookclub.

Chloe Liese knows how to write strong female characters. Freya is strong, independent, and knows what she wants, but that doesn't mean she's perfect. She can be insecure about her body, and it takes two to tangle in any failing marriage. Which this book recognizes and does the work. In a mix of the funny and the gut wrenching at times, tonally different than the two prior books this book was an emotional journey that I could not put down.

But Aiden, Aiden my sweet glasses wearing (that prologue oof) cinnamon roll of a man. His childhood trauma still haunted him as he lived every day with anxiety. This story deals with it so honestly, kindly, how every day is different, every journey is different. How internalized that struggle is. How much he loved Freya and wasn't trying to hurt her. He takes quite the journey throughout this book and run through the emotional ringer. The ending was so beautiful and so well earned.

Just do yourself the favor and read this book.

Rating: 5
Steam: 3

CW: anxiety, childhood poverty, alcoholism, parental abandonment

Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.

“It’s a choice, a belief, I choose you, my Ever After, believing our love will sustain us, always. Ever After Always.”

The marriage in crisis trope is god tier and severely underrated.

Aiden and Freya have been married for almost ten years and whilst they both unendingly love each other, from the stresses of trying for a baby and Aiden’s attempts to prepare for that resulting in crazy work hours and constant absence, Freya is sick of their relationship not being prioritised and hence has kicked him out. Their marriage is in crisis but with some marriage counselling, a Hawaii getaway and some meddling brothers they might be able to get it back on track.

This series owns my entire heart and the third book smashes it out of the park all over again it’s a rarity that 3 books deep into a romance series I will have given each book 5 stars but here we are. I will say this is the first time that I have cried upon seeing I was approved for a book. This book was one of my most anticipated for next year so what a blessing it was.

The reason I love a good marriage in crisis book is that whilst everyone loves a good meet-cute and falling in love story this trope explores the hard work and dedication that comes after the love story and supposed happily ever after. Because relationships take work, and they grow and evolve and looking at it through the lens of dedicating oneself to bettering themselves for the good of their relationship and partner is so romantic in such an underrated way. The portrayal of the relationship throughout the book all felt so very real, they had struggles and issues to deal with but eventually were able to find a way to work through things in such a healthy way. Though there were also moments where they had setbacks and messed up again because they are human and that is what people do and how relationships work.

You can feel Aiden’s internal struggle throughout the book in which he can clearly start to see the issues that are occurring in the relationship but he doesn’t know how to fix it. He feels stuck at a crossroads of repairing the damage or continuing down the destructive path he feels a duty to be on. Which is what makes the portrayal of his anxiety in the book feel so very real, the thoughts you see Aiden go through and the way his panic attacks are described felt so authentic it hurt a little.

The strength of this trope and the way it is presented in this book is that it is a slow burn and almost a second chance romance within their own relationship. I adored both Aiden and Freya. You could clearly see their devotion and understanding of one another, there are just other issues that have gotten in their way. In reading a book about a couple who have been together for nearly ten years you can see the little things they’ve accumulated over time in understanding one another. Like how Freya doesn’t complain that even though they are fighting Aiden has to triple check her seatbelt on a plane to calm his anxiety or how he knows that she’s been feeling down because she hasn’t been humming around the house so goes out of his way to give her the chance to sing.

ALL OF IT JUST WARMS MY HEART.

I love a series which takes you through a whole family and I love the Bergman family with my whole heart. It's so good seeing the couples we have already met and the ones which are to come. The family have such a fun dynamic and there seriously isn't one character which is written badly they're all so strong in their own right. It was emotional seeing the way the Bergman brothers had adopted Aiden, someone who didn’t have much of a family of his own into their family and treated him as their own brother.

This series is everything to me and I cannot wait for the next one.


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I have read almost all of Chloe’s books and she is such a consistently amazing writer. Each story brings something new to the romance genre. Ever After Always is book 3 in The Bergman Brothers series and these characters truly come to life on the page. The family dynamic is so enjoyable that you look forward to each book just to get more Bergman’s.

Book 3 is specifically about Freya, one of two Bergman SISTERS, and her husband Aiden. Who you will remember from Books one (meddling in Willa and Ryder’s relationship) and also the end of book 2. Freya and Aiden have been married for almost 10 years and have hit a snag in their marriage.

As someone who’s been married for 11 years I really enjoyed reading about a well established couple. Ever After Always reads a little more emotional than the previous books (for me at least) but you will still find many reasons to laugh. The Bergman brood is back and more ridiculous than ever with their hijinks, meddling and pranks.

There are so many reasons to read and love this book:
1. Honest portrayal of living with Anxiety disorder.
2. A curvy heroine who loves her body, rocks a bikini and isn’t shamed for it.
3. The usual Bergman antics.
4. We also get to see the Bergman parents more and I love what that brings to the story.

And of course there’s steaminess and dirty talk, but not just that there is physical intimacy. You see how important of a part communication plays not only to the emotional side of a relationship but also the sexual side.

Needless to say if you’re a romance lover READ THIS BOOK!

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again I love this series by Chloe Liese! Seriously it’s so amazing and I Stan this whole family.

That said this book hit differently than the others. It was harder to read emotionally and I’m not sure I was ready for so many enlightening moments on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Freya and Aiden have been married for almost ten years but they’re struggling. Aiden has anxiety and had a tough childhood that affects how he lives life now as an adult. Yeah that hits home, I also struggle with the same. Anxiety is such a hard thing to navigate, and if you don’t have it then it’s hard to understand and often misunderstood, or honestly most people think you’re just being ridiculous or dramatic. It’s not something you can control but only cope with. Chloe either suffers from anxiety herself or she put in the work to ensure she represented it as honestly and accurately as she could and she succeeds so well!! Not everyone’s journey is the same as Aiden’s but the heart of it is the same. I cried for him many times and honestly I was probably mostly crying for myself.

Freya is a natural born caretaker who needs words, affirmation, touch, and inclusion in order to feel love and secure in life. Ding ding ding... we have another winner because that’s me too!! Compound that with anxiety and, well let’s just say relationships and life are HARD!! I related so much to the issues Freya had in their marriage as I’ve experienced them in relationships too. When two people have different love languages relationships can be so hard and I loved to see how it plays out in this story. The therapy, the tools shown, they work out into discovering that what serves you may not serve your partner... gah this book was basically therapy in story form!!!

This book will definitely be triggering for some people, it was definitely triggering for me... but it wasn’t in a negative way but a therapeutic I’ve just been seen kind of way. It gave me hope that one day my very complicated self will find love too. And now I’m going to go have another good cry!!

TL;DR: Read all of Chloe’s books because no one I have read in contemporary romance writes real people and real love stories like her. It’s not all unlikely fairytale romance, it’s real life and it’s beautiful!!

What an absolutely incredible book. I could go on and on about Liese's gorgeous prose, depth of emotions, and fully developed characters for days and days. Ever After Always looks at a marriage in trouble, deep trouble, but makes you root for the characters from the very first page. It's heartbreaking, hilarious, and a pure joy to read.

Another stunning addition for the Bergman Brothers Series.

“At some point, every love story is a tragedy.”

This book really resonated with me. We continue to grow and change, and so does our partnerships. Relationships are hard, and they take work. This marriage in trouble book not only highlighted how we can become complacent, but also shows the hope, and work we can put in to find our happiness again.

The Bergman brothers, especially Viggo, slid into the scenes and provided some levity (with lots of laughs and smiles).

I absolutely love Chloe Liese’s approach to writing romance. She is a staunch supporter of everyone deserving a love story, and it shows brightly with every book she writes. This series has brought some of the best books I’ve read this year.

“But I love someone who’s shown me that love doesn’t give second chances because we’ve earned them. Love gives second chances because it believes the best in who we are.”