AlI could say when I received approval for this book was, thank goodness it’s school holidays, I work from home, and we can’t really go anywhere as we are all but in lockdown. It left me plenty of time to read … and read I did.

I must be one of the last loving souls on bookstagram to have not read a Chloe Liese book but I have to say, With You Forever got me good! Shout out to authors who can write connected books that easily standalone without you feeling completely lost. I also feel I can go back and read the previous books in the series without feeling as if the whole plot has been spoiled.

With You Forever gently tells the story of Rooney and Axel. Axel is the oldest Bergamon brother and Rooney is connected to the Bergamon family through Willa (another brother’s girlfriend). Axel is 30 and a neurodiverse sweetheart. Rooney had a chronic illness but it’s not declared to all who love her. The couple have been in each other’s sights for some time and there’s some gentle meddling afoot with family who perhaps see a future when Axel and Rooney have been oblivious. Axel and Rooney find themselves spending time together unexpectedly and whilst neither are initially happy about it, make things work due to their own sets of circumstances .

Think close proximity, fake marriage, my brother’s girls friends best friend scenarios. This book just works. From the magical setting, to the robust characters, and their magic and chemistry together. To their figuring things out and their tender exploration of each other’s needs and wants.

I want all the Axel’s in the world to find their Rooney’s. The world would be a better place.

Thank you to netgalley for providing me the opportunity to read this book … and have my work productivity sucked completely out of me for the day!

I was breathless, I was aching, I felt every single emotion that brewed between Axel and Rooney in this incredibly gentle and touching novel. There is humor, there is sexual tension (that about killed me!), but what puts this book on a plane of its own are the layers, the scars, the intense vulnerabilities of these two amazing characters. This was such an intimate story, so beautifully written that I read passages over and over to capture the nuances of their words, their passion, their fears, their desires. This is the fourth book in the Bergman Brothers series, and I’ve loved them all, but this one reached deep into the crevasses of my heart.

Every single time I read one of the Bergman Brothers books, I'm like "this is my favorite one!". So let me start there, this is my *favorite* one. The chemistry in this one is perfect and I seriously just love this fictional family so much. Axel, the most reserved Bergman Bro, is in a tight situation at the beginning of this book. Rooney, best friend to Willa, is not faring too well with her chronic illness and is looking for a place to take pause. Willa offers up the Bergman family A-Frame, knowing that it is NOT her and Ryder's turn for the house but it is Axel's turn. Rooney and Axel make an interesting agreement and along the way, the dog gets named and a kitten gets picked up.
This was heartwarming and I forced myself to slow down reading it so I could enjoy it for longer!

Thank you to Netgalley and Victory Editing Netgalley Co-op for this ARC ebook in exchange for an honest review! I will be posting on my bookstagram as soon as I am done posting this! The post can be found at: instagram.com/nodistancebooks and I will also be reviewing on Goodreads!

5 stars

I just...I have a weak spot for the Bergmans, okay? I just think they’re way too good for the fictional world!! Let me just tell you that mama Bergman raised her boys right!!! I think I reached the point where I would love to have Elin and Alexander Bergman’s book as well. Just give me all of the Bergmans content! Do you get how much I love them yet?

This was on my top highly anticipated books of the year and I’m so beyond happy to finally have Axel and Rooney’s story. You can’t imagine how much I wanted this book. I feel like I’ve been waiting forever!

Things to look forward to:

Axel French braiding her hair! (I’m sorry but this scene here meant something to me) I mean a normal person would’ve made a ponytail? A bun? But he just have to be so extra!!

The cooking scene. It was too much!!!! I was already so frustrated with all the sexual tension and that neither of them doing anything about it. But them being in a small kitchen circling around each other and all those little touches and tension was just too much for me to handle!!

The book takes place in a cozy A-frame. Even though Axel spent most of the time sleeping outside it because unfortunately he’s so much of a gentleman that sometimes I felt like hitting him, but whatever.

A dog who Axel feeds and built a home for, but still wouldn’t acknowledge him as his?? Like care to explain what does all of that mean then, sir?

The relatability of the characters. They’re just so real. I don’t know how, but I think I could find myself relating to every single character in this series. They just gave you a sense of familiarity and you could always see yourself in them. Axel and Rooney were no exception.

The representations. I love how Chloe showed Rooney’s chronic illness, because actually her condition is so common, but it’s always treated like sth “taboo” that shouldn’t be mentioned, but Chloe showed it and handled it with care and I really like that.

The romance. Axel and Rooney was just as perfect together as I expected them to be. I mean yes Axel frustrated me at times because of how he always seemed to hold himself back, but at the same time I could understand him and see a little bit of myself in him. So I totally get you dude, but ugh sometimes I wanted to just smack their faces together and force them to kiss. Their romance was just so sweet, full of tension, and so swoon worthy.

The Bergmans. Family. Goals.

His talk about sunrises and sunsets? The mutual pinning? Him going with her to the hospital and what happened while they were there??? Them getting real and personal with each other? The scene where he said I love you? Ahhh the book was filled with so much cuteness!

And finally, the grand gesture. Fun fact; I really don’t like grand gestures for some reason, but this one here?? This one might be one of the best grand gestures I’ve ever read!! It was just so sweet, perfect, and so them!! Ahh I didn’t mean for this to be so long, but I just had things to say sorry!

Special thanks to NetGalley, Victory editing, and Chloe Liese for providing this copy. I was beyond happy and thankful to get it.

4/4.5 STARS

First off I love Axel sooo damn much, he deserves the world! Definitely my fave character from this series so far.

The chemistry and cute moments with these two were off the charts.

So many laugh out loud moments. Adorable pets. Lots of sexual tension & pining. Sexy slow burn. Cozy setting. Chronic illness and autism representation. Marriage of convenience. YESSS

THE LOVE BETWEEN AXEL AND ROONEY WAS EVERYTHING. So beautiful and full of acceptance.

Just as great as the rest of the series :)

So grateful I got to read an e-arc of this lovely heartwarming story!

Loved this book, the story of Axel and Rooney.
Axel is happy on his own in his cabin in the woods, although he has been struggling to concentrate on his work since Rooney kissed him. And then she turns up to stay at the Bergman's house, which he is currently trying to renovate.
He needs money, and the easiest way to get it is to get married so he can get his inheritance. Rooney volunteers to marry him, but soon feelings are involved so will they stay together for more than money?

A great read, looking forward to the next book in the series!

I keep thinking that I won't love the NEXT Bergman... But... It hasn't happened yet. And It definitely didn't happen with Axel and Rooney.

Rooney is struggling with chronic illness - handled brilliantly as always (also I now have a way to eat GF s'mores that I can't wait to try!) but also her own priorities in life. Axel is... well Axel. He is happy in his cabin in the woods but he can't stop thinking about the human sunshine that is Rooney. He also can't paint... which is problematic as the family a-frame really could use to work. And he really does need that inheritance. As these two adorable idiots engage in a marriage of convenience - who will break first and admit their feelings?

Every page of this slowest of burn (SLOWWWWEST) was perfection. There was so much heart and relatable material (I did not need to be called out this often in a single book...) that I ended up highlighting more passages than I ever have before. The discussion of disability and accepting yourself enough to be with someone else is a story that everyone can learn and grow from. I also loved seeing some previous favorites - Willa has grown so much and her reflection on her therapy is amazing! - and get to see what might happen in the future!

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Stars: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Steam: 🔥🔥.5
Tropes: forced proximity, marriage of convenience, friends to lovers, mutual pining, MC with ASD, MC with a chronic illness (IBS)
For Fans Of: Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
Subgenre: contemporary romance
CW/ TW: mentions of parental issues, mentions of medical needs

Gah! I honestly don’t know how to articulate my feelings on this. I loved it SO MUCH.

“In my humble opinion, romance novels aren’t just epically sexy, heartfelt escapes—they’re little homecomings to ourselves.”

I feel this quote deep down in bones. Not only am I completely obsessed with Axel and Rooney but this story made me contemplate so much about myself. It’s a testament to Chloe’s writing, which I adore. There is so much depth and feeling in her words but they aren’t complicated. You can really feel how well she understands human behaviour and wants the story to resonate and be representative of real experiences.

Rooney is so cool. She’s bright and smart and authentic and I want her to be my friend. Also, A++ for a heroine with a chronic bowel disorder who is Sexy. As. Hell. I just love the illness, disability and neurodiversity reps in these books.

Axel is the perfect example of why I love grumpy heroes. When they finally come around the pay off is that much greater.

As with the rest of the series, I Loved loved loved it.

Thank you to netgalley for my advance reading copy in exchange for an honest review.

My heart grew three sizes while reading this book.

Axel and Rooney’s love story is tender, emotional, pure, and so full of acceptance. The word they both kept using to describe their feelings was “safe” which made me weep because we all want and deserve that.

I think it’s safe to say this is my favorite in the Bergman series so far! I love Rooney and Axel and Harry and Skugga!

OMG! If there was a 6th star, this book would certainly earn it!
I really don't know how Chloe Liese manages to write stories that feel so real, raw and relatable that have me laughing out loud and crying my eyes out every single time. WHAT. A. TALENT.

Now, it's true, the Bergmans have a special place in my heart, but honestly how could they not?! Chloe writes her characters with such care and respect, without shying away from the hard (and most real) stuff that the only thing you can do as a reader is buckle up (with a substancial number of tissues) and enjoy the amazing - touching and sometimes heartbreaking - rollercoaster of emotions. I've teared up multiple times while reading WITH YOU FOREVER and at the end I was properly sobbing, seeing how far Rooney and Axel have come both in their own journeys to self-acceptance and in learning how to be in a relationship with each other.

There isn't one single element of this book I have not enjoyed:
- marriage of convenience
- grump/sunshine
- own voices autism rep
- chronic-illness rep
- A-frame cabin in the woods
- forced proximity
- slooooooowest burn in the history of romance, BUT SO WORTH IT!
- two adorable pets

Rooney and Axel constantly melted my heart both through their inner dialogues, their insecurities and internal turmoils and through their interactions and their relationship. Honestly, their romance is one of the purest, heart-warming and sweetest things on the planet...also one of the hottest!

I cannot wait to have a physical copy of this book as well to complete my Bergman's shrine - lol - and most of all I cannot wait to see what other amazing and touching stories Chloe Liese has in store for us all.

Please please please if you have yet to read the Bergman Brothers' Series, do yourself a favour and catch up with the first three books before this one comes out in September. You won't regret it. I also highly recommend listening to the playlists on Spotify and/or listening to the audiobooks. The narrators really do justice to the characters and Chloe's writing.

Reviews will be posted on Amazon and other retail sites on publication day.

** Thank you Chloe Liese, Netgalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for the advanced reader copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. **

A Chloe Liese novel is now an instant click for me. I know I'm going to feel all the emotions of her characters, swoon, cry, but most importantly learn something new. Sometimes even about myself. Ax has always (along with Ziggy) been that Bergman character we've always wondered about, we know more about Ziggy leading up to this. I loved how honest Ax was, even when he thought it was going to be an issue for Rooney. I admired Rooney's fortitude and acceptance, and especially how she listened to Ax about his needs and put them first when the time was right. It was lovely to see Ax grow and believe he was deserving. Ax's family are one of my favourite book families ever and I know things are getting good when they all start showing up and giving opinions. It always makes the next novel more hilarious when the previous sibling gets a little revenge. I hope at some point we get to see the family reaction to Rooney and Ax's secret.
Some of the romance in this novel took me by (most welcome) surprise and phewwww, the heat. I loved it. I love to start but hate to end these books. I can't wait for the next one.
Thank you to netgalley and the author for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

Chloe Liese does not miss. She’s once again written a gorgeous story about people so real and complex, falling in love. With You Forever brings you chronic illness rep, neurodiversity rep, discussions surrounding consent - and makes it all sexy. I am constantly in awe of this authors work and I can’t see what she has in store for us and the Bergmans next.

4.5 stars.

Thank you Chloe for gifting me a copy of this ARC! All opinions are my own.

I've been waiting for Rooney and Axel's story for what feels like forever and it was so worth the wait! Per usual, this one is filled with sexual tension and steam. I thought Chloe took great care in writing a character dealing with a chronic illness and their struggles with insecurities and self acceptance/love. And of course, Chloe continues to educate us on what it means to be on the autism spectrum and all the related misconceptions. Rooney and Axel are perfect for each other and let's be honest, I am so invested in the Bergman family period.

I took off half a star because I felt this one was missing the usual shenanigans from the Bergman bros. Also, I was wondering how Rooney and Axel were going to tell the family about their marriage but that didn't get addressed. I personally like things tied up neatly :)

Now what am I going to do until Oliver's story next year??

5 stars!

Chloe Liese has done it again! She's once again brought forth a wonderful romance novel full of cuteness and tension and emotion. I want this series to never end because honestly I don't know how I'll cope when there's no more Bergman novels.

In With You Forever we follow Axel Bergman and Rooney Sullivan as they try to navigate their hidden crushes on each other as well as their marriage of convenience. Axel and Rooney's paths have kept crossing over the last couple of years but now that this marriage of convenience seems like the most viable option for both of them, spending time together is their undoing.

Rooney is sunshine and warm hugs and bright smiles. Axel is grumpiness and quietness and art. They're both so unique in their own ways and it's absolutely impossible to not love both of them. This is an #OwnVoices story for its portrayal of autism by an autistic author.

Once again, Chloe's writing is smooth and hard-hitting and just an absolute delight to sail through. This book was warm and cute and funny and absolutely one of the best romances I've read.

Please do yourself a favour and go read this series, you honestly won't regret it.

Thank you so much to Chloe and NetGalley for gifting me an ARC.

At the end od the previous book Rooney and Axel kissed. And since then I wanted to read their story.

Rooney is a sunflower and Axel is her gardener. She has this chronical disease and a fear she is not good enough. She search for approval she is worth of love. Axel is a special sensitive autistic man, comunicate in a different way but he is loyal

To be safe Rooney accept the proposal of marriage of convenience and it becomes a discovering of two people that want to love but they are afarid. Both have a lot too give and Bergmans are here to help them in their special way.

I loved the communication between them two through their animals and the slowly burning Chloe wrote.

Prepare to a really sensitive story that Chloe Liese gives us again.. everytime she makes me cry and laugh. She gives suspance and love. It is everything we need.

Thanks to Netgalley and Victory Editing for an arc copy in echange of an honest review. Pub Date is 14 Sep 2021

"With You Forever" is a stunning romance that I highly recommend

What you need to know about “With You Forever”:
✔ Slow Burn but steamy
✔ Dual Point of View
✔ Rooney Sullivan, 24, Willa’s BFF, studying environmental law
✔ Axel Bergman, 30, reclusive artist
✔ Forced Proximity
✔ Marriage of Convenience
✔ Grump and Sunshine
✔ #OwnVoices
✔ Bergman Siblings #4

In “Ever After Always” Rooney kissed Axel during a game of charades to his everlasting shock and then ran out of the room. In “With You Forever” we quickly find out the reason she ran out, which I will not be revealing in this review. I will just say that she’s been hiding something from everyone including Willa and now she’s taking some time off and going to the Bergmans’ A-frame in Washington state for some much-needed self-care.

Meanwhile, at the A-frame, Axel is facing a crisis in that it is badly in need of repair, he is facing painter’s block of a kind so he doesn’t have the money for repairs and, in order to get his inheritance he needs to be married! Axel feels that he must tackle the repairs without alerting his family as this is how he shows love to his expressive family. “I don’t love like they do.” He has been unable to paint since the Charades Kiss because all he sees is Rooney.

Rooney arrives at the A-frame and literally runs into a stunned Axel. Axel lets her know that the house is uninhabitable and takes her to his place where he quickly disappears only leaving her with a note letting her know that she can stay there for her visit.

Eventually, their forced proximity situation develops into a marriage of convenience so that Axel can access his inheritance. (that sound you are hearing is me shrieking with joy at all of my favorite tropes being deployed in this novel)

Rooney and Axel’s pairing is wonderful, not just as sunshine and grump characters, but as real individuals with vulnerabilities who are working together as partners to accomplish a goal. Of course, neither of them realizes the other has a giant crush.

Chloe Liese builds an emotional relationship between two people breath by breath and scene by scene, creating something so powerfully real and lovely that you can’t help but be swept up by it. Liese also creates stunning descriptions of her characters, their emotions and the backdrops that leave your senses overjoyed with descriptors such as, “evening sun drips golden tangerine across the ground.” and “Her eyes meet mine, and that moment feels like a new color, brushed across my heart’s canvas.”

There are also so many moments in this book that are flat out hilarious - the emotions are well balanced and give you a full experience of every range of sentiments you could feel.

Rooney and Axel’s evolving relationship is a pure pleasure to be immersed in. Rooney starts to understand the pressures that Axel places on himself, “The deeper you love, the deeper the risk of disappointment, and hurt and loss.” As Rooney shares her secret with Axel it is a tender moment as she gives Axel the time to let him express himself. They truly learn each other so well in this book and it is beautiful.

Their relationship is a “delicate dance” and as Viggo says, “there’s a love story for anyone out there who wants one.”

This is a gently paced yet steamy romance that reassures us that no matter what insecurities or vulnerabilities we face we all deserve to be accepted, safe and loved for who we really are. I highly recommend “With You Forever”, a stunning romance that reminds us to our core of the meaning of bravery, family and love.


WRITING STYLE: 5/5
PLOT: 5/5
WORLD-BUILDING: 5/5
PACING: 5/5
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT: 5/5
ROMANCE: 5/5
HEAT: 5/5

First: I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS BOOK FOREVER!!!! I'm so excited. :D

THIS IS THE BEST BOOK I'VE EVER READ.
Seriously - I laughed so hard I cried, and I also just plain cried. Really hard. Until 5 in the morning...because this book is definitely a can't-get-enough-of-it, thinking-about-it-all-the-time, must-read-in-one-sitting type of book. I am also so flipping happy that I got both POV because this definitely wouldn't have been as good with just one POV.

What can I even say? Every book that Chloe Liese writes honestly leaves me in awe, and With You Forever is no different! This was book 4 in the Bergman Brother’s series, following Axel, the second oldest, and Rooney. I have been dying for these two to get together since book 1 and oh boy was the payoff worth it. Chloe Liese is the QUEEN of sexual tension and mutual pining. Watching these two stubborn opposites-sunshine and grump one of my favorite tropes-slowly start to admit their feelings to themselves, and then each other. Finally getting to dive in to Axel’s mind and see all the depths of him hidden behind is quiet exterior was so amazing. And learning there was so much more to Rooney than the cheery front she puts on just made me love her even more. And Chloe’s continued dedication to normalizing mental health and therapy brings me so much joy. This love story was beautiful, swoony, and heart warming, and I hope you all pick it up! With You Forever comes out September 14th, 2021 and you can go pre-order now!

These Bergman's are just the best. Axel is the second oldest and falls on the autism spectrum. He is a talented and successful artist - but he keeps himself apart from his family and lives pretty much on his own near the family's second home in Washington state. Ever since he met Rooney - he hasn't been able to paint anything but her. Rooney has had a very difficult year - she's battling a major flare up of her IBD dealing with the stress from law school. She's had to take a leave of absence to try and figure out what is next for her. She's also not sure how to interact with Axel after an impromptu kiss during family charades. When she arrives at the family property for some much needed R&R - everything goes a bit sideways - but it puts her in close proximity with Axel.

Both Axel and Rooney are complicated people. They both keep a lot of parts of themselves hidden - and it is clearly a relief to share parts of themselves with each other. I adored that this book had such an honest look at both chronic illness and life on the autism spectrum. One of my favorite things about this family and the people in its orbit is how NORMAL they are. No one is a billionaire or plasticly perfect. - they are mostly just good, interesting people with a wonderful family connection and very real honest issues. Axel and Rooney's journey feels so relatable and lovely. It is definitely a slow burn - and that makes so much sense with these characters.

This book, however, definitely left me wanting more of Rooney and Axel. It left us - as with other books in this series - with a happy for now (that was definitely heading towards Happily Ever After). But I kind of wanted maybe a little bit more resolution between them. They have a plan - but I wanted to see more. Like <spoiler> were they going to tell the family they were married? did Rooney really need to be in LA for the next year while she was on her leave of absence? Obviously some long distance was in the future - but was it really as significant as they felt? </spoiler> Overall - I can't wait for more Bergmans and to see more of these characters I have come to love so much. I cannot WAIT for Oliver's story.

I was extremely lucky to receive an ARC of this book - which I have been not so patiently dying to read! These opinions are all my own. Now go out and read this book - and all the rest of the Bergmans. You'll thank me later. And be sure to listen to the accompanying playlist on Spotify!

Full disclosure: I am a Chloe Liese fan and a Bergman family fan, too. I am super-pumped to have had the opportunity to sneak peak at Axel and Rooney's story.
If you have had the opportunity to read any of Liese's books, you'll know her writing style straddles the swoony romantic feelings of falling for someone (or fighting that feeling, in some cases) with realistic representation of characters that are human. They face challenges that don't magically disappear because they found their OTP. Their backstories have hardship, but aren't typically melodramatic tragedies. When you read her books you know exactly what the main characters look like, act like, sound like. She carefully weaves their embodiment through the narrative so it's not a data dump and before you know it you are INVESTED.
With you Forever puts together two people who have been pining for each other for two years. They both have physical and emotional challenges that keep them distanced, but forced proximity and mutual secret keeping (from the rest of the Bergman family) closes the gap. The slow burn is hot, and the intimacy they have and the way they confide in each other is safe, gentle, and kind. As the fourth coupling in the series, I admire how Liese makes each pairings unique and three dimensional.
Thanks so much for the ARC! I am excited for the September release.