Viggo’s love for historical romances has provided inspiration to all of his brothers pairings so when he meets Tallulah again, it comes as no surprise when his siblings and their spouses try to matchmake. He doesn’t really need their machinations because since finding her again, he is all in. Tallulah has a back story filled with unhappiness and she doesn’t trust that love is true. Viggo on the other hand has his head in the clouds, wishing for those wild gestures and romantic moments but with her he finds patience and understanding. I liked the two of them together and it was nice to see Viggo finally find his own true love.

I have really enjoyed the Bergman Brothers romances and admittedly Viggo was a fun side character. Some of the things that made him so charming in small bits were maybe a touch too much for the main hero but I was willing to give this author the benefit of the doubt. I will say that Tallulah’s personality balanced his because she leaned hard towards the realistic and cold hard facts side of romance. They were in fact each others match.

If you like soft-hearted heroes and icy but sweet heroines then this is the right romance for you! It was a nice end to The Bergman Brothers series, but still left me hankering for more.

Reading this book was bittersweet. I found this series over a year ago and have thoroughly enjoyed every single one, so I was so excited for Viggo’s book, my little hopeless romantic 🫶🏼 Although, yes I am a bit sad that this series has come to an end, I feel like Viggo’s book wonderfully wrapped it up and it just made me so happy 🥹

Viggo and Tallulah were everything to me. I just admire the way Chloe Liese writes her characters because both Viggo and Tallulah touched me and I found myself relating to both at some points. 
Viggo is such a hopeless romantic and truly such a big softie. All I wanted for him was his happy ending since he was always so hard on himself. And he’s just so kind and the work he puts in towards the people he cares about is just so admirable. 
Tallulah was so strong, after everything she’s been through I can understand why she would close herself off, but god how I LOVED her growth. Those moments she shared with Viggo when she let him in were just so heartwarming and perfect. And Viggo was just amazing and patient with her. I love them so much 🫶🏼🫶🏼

What a wonderful way to wrap up the series. It was quite a journey. I’m so happy we got small cameos of the Bergman family, I really did miss them and I’m just so happy at the same time for every single character.

Chloe Liese can do no wrong in my eyes, this book, like all her others had that same effect, they are real, tender, heartwarming love stories (oh and the tension is always top tier lol). And it’s just amazing how she writes for different people in such a careful way and makes you believe that anyone and everyone deserves love. I just truly admire her writing.

Thank you Berkley and NetGalley for the arc!!

LOVED this book -- Cannot recommend it highly enough. What a great sendoff for the Bergman Brothers series!

"Only and Forever" is the 7th installment, though it can be read as a standalone, in the Bergman Brothers series. The owner of a romance bookstore (and a true hopeless romantic to boot), Viggo Bergman is a golden retriever hero through and through. While he dreams of his own happily ever after, he's harbored an unrequited crush for years. The object of his affections? Cynical thriller writer Tallulah Clarke, who doesn't have a romantic bone in her body.

When Tallulah runs up against a major case of writer's block, Viggo offers to help her flesh out her book's romantic subplot in exchange for her help around his disorganized store. Simply out of convenience, Tallulah moves in with Viggo. They challenge each other -- and fall in steamy, swoony, earth-shattering love along the way.

In addition to being great love stories, so many of Chloe Liese's books, especially in this series, have solid disability representation. "Only and Forever" is no exception; Tallulah has Type 1 diabetes, and Viggo has ADHD. Liese depicts both their experiences with excellent, sensitive detail and depth.

We felt like this book was MADE for us, particularly given the disability rep and Viggo's love of all things romance.

I was instantly drawn into the story. The more I read, the more invested I became. I literally had goosebumps from head to toe, my eyes were filled with tears, and I was just overflowing with these intense FEELINGS for this story. Undoubtedly, would be recommending this one!

A few years ago I was introduced to the Bergman Brothers series and immediately fell in love. This series of standalone novels follows the sweetest group of siblings as they all find love. I’ve been raving about this series and I will keep raving about it. I’ve seen where Chloe has said everyone deserves a love story, and her stories really epitomize that feeling. She is incredible at creating incredible neurodiverse love stories, and seamlessly weaving complex issues into beautiful love stories. If you haven’t read this series yet, do it. Now.

Only and forever is the seventh and final book in the series where Viggo finally gets his turn to find love. Viggo is a romance reading hopeless romantic and I am so glad he found his person in cynical Tallulah. Despite being polar opposites they agree to help each other - Tallulah, a thriller author, needs help with the romance subplot of her next book, and Viggo needs an extra set of hands to help him with his new romance bookstore. But their connection proves to be the ultimate plot twist neither saw coming.

This book is everything I could have wanted for the conclusion of the series. This book has Chloe’s signature swoon worthy romance and beautiful representation, with this story featuring ADHD, and Type 1 Diabetes. While I hated to see this series end, this ending was the sweetest and was made even better with the many glimpses we got to see of the other 6 siblings. This was another incredible story and I will definitely be rereading this series again.

Thank you to Berkley Publishing and NetGalley for the advance copy.

This was my first Chloe Liese read, and although it’s the last of the Bergman brothers, I loved this story and can’t wait to read the other Bergman’s’ books. Tallulah and Viggo are an interesting couple and I love the vibe of enemies to lovers in the beginning. Both harbored a crush for the other, only for it to be relit years later.

So many great things in this read! One bed, non-forced proximity (but it’s convenient right), the tension, slow burn, chronic illness representation grumpy and sunshine, and more, I also love the Viggo owns a romance bookstore, and is the one in this book who is obsessed with romance and Happily Ever Afters.

Thank you Netgalley & Berkley for the review copy.

I know I’m in good company with many people who are sharing all the feelings today about this final installment being officially out in the world. We’ve all been waiting for our romance-loving Viggo to find his HEA, and Chloe took good care of his heart by pairing him with romance-hater Tallulah (no, really, she does!). Opposites on paper, they share similar insecurities and find mutually beneficial (and also, mutually beneficial *wink*) ways to support each other as they strive for professional success.

Liese’s writing is always lyrical, emotional, humorous, and heartfelt, and she hit all of the notes with Only and Forever. Reading this book reminded me why I fell in love with both the Bergmans and also reading again in 2021, and I can’t wait to add this to my comfort reread rotation.

Only and Forever was a wonderful way to close out the Bergman Brothers series! I was definitely looking forward to our favorite hopeless romantic, Viggo's, love story. It was wonderful to see Viggo and Tallulah's love grow as they moved in together as roommates and learned to help each other in their careers. I absolutely loved the emotional depth that came with their romantic and friendship dynamic. Tallulah's personality is more of your closed off, grumpy personality. A huge focus of this book was her emotional character growth in the way she learned break through her walls with loving people and romantic love. I absolutely loved how Viggo's character complimented Tallulah's, he was patient, kind, and communicative.

It was such a pleasure to see all of the previous Bergman relationships and children. While I think the romantic love in Only and Forever was swoony worthy and engaging, the elements of friendship and familial love were just as wonderful. There were multiple moments that felt very full circle based on the previous books and I felt like Chloe's decision to slot Viggo's love story last payed off really well. I would definitely recommend this to my followers and audience!

**4.5 stars

Thank goodness for my ApollyCon TBR or I have no idea when I would have gotten around to reading Chloe Liese, and that would have been a shame. There are just so many things that were so realistic in this book, and I ate it up. ADHD, type 1 diabetes, real life love vs romance books love, and just so much more. Yet Viggo is also the epitome of a perfect book boyfriend. Literally just obsessed.

I've already went and downloaded what Bergman Brothers books I could from my library. So say a prayer for my ApollyCon TBR because now it's competing with me just wanting to read Chloe Liese's backlist.

I have loved the Bergman family for years so it was a little bittersweet to be reading the final book in the series. But this one gave me everything I was hoping for; I was laughing, swooning, and crying. Viggo and Tallulah were pulling at my heartstrings from page one - I adored them so much. There was such a vulnerability to their relationship and watching it evolve from friendship to romance was really satisfying. This couple spent so much time together - practically every moment - that I could feel how comfortable they were with each other and just how much love they shared, even when they weren't ready to admit it. This really was the most beautiful final book in this beloved series.

I fell in love with this series from the very beginning and with each book that love went deeper. This is such a beautiful ending to a beautiful series that I never wanted to end. Each of their stories was so incredibly written, touching, heartwarming, relatable, loving… and so much more.

I have been looking forward to Viggo’s story and for him to get his very own happily ever after that he reads all about and deserves so much. The way he cares for those he loves is showcased in this book in a million ways and I loved every minute of seeing him get his own love story. And as always, Chloe delivers real, genuine representation in this story (ADHD) that resonated with me more than anything. And Tallulah… I absolutely adore her. Again, she’s someone who has done so much for everyone around her and she deserves happiness and love right back. Seeing these two be that for each other was beautiful. I am sad to say goodbye to the Bergmans, but what a great way to end it. 🥹

I’m going to miss the Bergman family! This was cute. I love Viggo and also related soooo much to him at the beginning, it made me cry a lot 😅 but I wasn’t as invested in his and Tallulah’s relationship, I think just because we didn’t have enough time. Overall such a good ending to one of my favorite romance series!

The Bergmans have been a soft place to land for me for a while, and this last HEA for their family was so, so perfect.

Viggo and Tallulah’s story spans years (and the west coast), but every step of the way is crucial to their eventual happy ending. I’m so proud of both of them, their work they’ve done on themselves, their second chances, and their commitment to doing things in a healthy way, even if it took time. Their chemistry

I kept trying to slow myself down because I really and truly didn’t want this series to be over. I’m so thrilled Chloe handled everyone’s stories with such care. What a gift.

Only and Forever is book 7 in the Bergman Brothers series and a great ending to the series and the family we all love so much.

Viggo finally gets his story as this romantic decides to open a bookstore. Tallulah doesn't believe in love and they decide to help each other out. He'll help critique her romance subplot in her next book while she'll help out at the bookstore. This is a grump/sunshine with forced proximity romance with Type 1 Diabetes and ADHD representation.

I loved that we saw all of the Bergman family multiple times in this book!

Thanks to Berkley for an advanced copy.

The perfect end to the Bergman Brother Series. Viggo Bergman is honestly the glue that keeps the Bergman family together and it was wonderful seeing how the family rallied around him. This book had me laughing out loud and also sobbing. I related so much to every aspect of Tallulah, I found her to be such a dynamic and realistic character. The connection between Viggo and Tallulah is also was so realistic and touching to me. The book continuously circumvented everything that I thought what was going to happen. I loved the clarity of the relationship and how Viggo and Tallulah worked through and for their relationship. Over all I give this book 5/5. Thank you so much to Netgalley and Berkley for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a fitting conclusion to this series of books. Viggo’s story was my most anticipated because I loved his bits of wisdom and what he added to the previous stories. Ultimately, I’m incredibly satisfied with how it ended!

What a wonderful ending to the Bergman Siblings series. I think Liese really saved the best for last here! Viggo and Tallulah are such a magnetic couple. I loved seeing the ways in which they supported each other as friends and their commitment to bettering themselves before getting together. Their chemistry was absolutely electric and the love scenes were capital H Hot! I really don't have a bad thing to say about this book. I loved this series and I loved seeing Viggo get his well-deserved HEA with a wonderful woman!

Thank you so much to Berkley and the author for providing me an advanced reader's copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review and thoughts.

How do I possibly sum up this wonderful, endearing conclusion to my number one series in existence? I'll try my best.

Chloe Liese, in all of her works,, makes sure to paint an accurate portrayal of mental and physical disabilities. The lengths she goes to is above and beyond any other author I have ever seen. The amount of genuine care and time she takes is something I will never take for granted. We need more of that in this mainstream publishing era, especially with the amount of easily accessible resources there is currently.

Viggo's book was one that I was honestly dreading up until reading. How could this be the last Bergman novel already? I found this wonderful series and author when I fresh into high school, nearly five years ago. Viggo was the main sibling who was connecting people to their own true love and he was so comical and earnest in his ramblings. My biggest appreciation was that how true and real his ADHD was. For someone like me, who has been late diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder, seeing my quirks and traits and sometimes bad habits take the form of a fictional person being represented with such care, I honestly teared up a few times reading.

For people like us, we go where the dopamine is. It leads up into unexpected disasters most of the time because of the impulsivity and recklessness, but other times it can be beautiful and mask itself. Viggo had so many talents, so many skills, yet he lacked the true motivation to bite the bullet and go for many opportunities and maybe that's simply a character flaw, but it felt like it was deep rooted into his representation for ADHD. He felt so real to me, throughout the whole series. Seeing him slowly start to crack open with Lula and be so openly comfortable with himself has made me take a step back and reevaluate how I see my own diagnosis.

For so long, like many people with the same neurodiversity disorder, we often feel trapped inside ourselves, not being able to see past the cogs of our own minds. Viggo saw himself so simply. He had this disorder, therefor needed accommodations to which he was entitled to. I haven't been able to admit that same feat to myself until very recently, after reading this novel.

Lula was such a positive reinforcement of the phrase, "if you want it, you have to fight for it." And man, did she scratch and kick and punch for the things she wanted, even though they absolutely did not come easy for her. She was this huge fire ball of energy that tried to stay inside of this small, tiny box she allowed herself and by the end of the novel, she was finally able to admit to herself that she deserved to take up space. She deserved to express her feelings openly without risk of being judged or scolded. I think a lot of people need to hear that, especially with the depressing realities of today's world.

She also had this story of raging heart. Lula just needed someone to slow her down and love her for who she was. This girl has faced more life than anyone, yet she still grabbed life by the balls and took every chance she got. Her story was so softly stated, but made sure to make you feel that feminine rage. She was such an interesting character to read about and I absolutely adored every scene with her little sister.

So much dedication went into Tallulah's type one diabetics framing and it was mentioned as such a defining part of her, that absorbs every fiber of her being and life, yet Chloe did such a great job in tackling it in a casual light. It wasn't made out to be her entire personality and she still had passion outside of the difficulties attached to T1D.

Viggo's and Tallulah's relationship was complicated, but not too messy, and all the ways of sweet and heartfelt. Viggo was this huge fluffy golden retriever, and his counterpart is a people-pleasing black cat. I absolutely adore this trope and the Bergman bunch being at the heart of it all makes it ten times better.

I think this book came at the very right time in my life, and even though I am so painfully aware that is the very last edition to the Bergman family that I have come to know and love deeply, I remain fruitful that Chloe will deliver even more goodness in her future works. I can't believe I'm leaving the A-Frame behind in the rearview mirror.

Excuse me while I go find a soft pillow and warm bed to cry into.

If you ask me what my favorite series is the answer will always be the Bergman Brothers. This was an absolute perfect conclusion to the series and I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m devastated that this series is over. Seven siblings, and each sibling found their own HEA but not without considerable challenges. The amount of love this family has for each other and the way they stand by each other with unwavering support is another reason I love this series so much. I will never stop singing the praises of this series and I’m so happy to finally get Viggo’s HEA. As the family romantic it’s time for him to finally get what he deserves and it was everything I hoped it would be for him. I hope we get to revisit this series as the next generation gets older and we can get some of their books, please??
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Huge thank you to #berkleypub and #NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review
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Only and Forever concludes Chloe Liese's Bergman Brothers series with the kind of beautiful love story we'd all expect from our resident romance expert, Viggo Bergman. In every way where it matters, the story is a love letter to love, wrapped in a beautiful novel about hope and healing brimming on every page. It's a magical, indescribable homage to romance novels and their power to help us find a place to belong even when it's deeply challenging to hold on at times. Both as a couple and as individual characters, Tallulah and Viggo are going to stay with readers for a long, long time as they inspire in ways that are rare, even in the romance world. Liese consistently outdoes herself, so it isn't even a little surprising that this novel offers the kind of conclusion that makes the entire journey far more rewarding. The Bergman Brothers are now as integral in the world of romance novels as happy endings are, carving a safe space and always saving a seat for those who feel alone or unseen.

FULL REVIEW: https://marvelousgeeksmedia.com/2024/03/29/only-and-forever-by-chloe-liese-review/

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley for an advance reader copy for review--all opinions are my own.