Review: Always Only You by Chloe Liese

 

Always Only You (Bergman Brothers #2) by Chloe Liese

Publication Date: December 12th 2023 by Berkley & Tantor Audio

Pages: 384

Source: Publisher & Library Audio

Rating: ★★★★

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My Thoughts:

Frankie Zeferino is the social media coordinator for the hockey team Ren Bergman plays for, therefore he’s off limits. Not that she’s attracted to his perpetual sunniness or anything, lol. She totally is!

 

Frankie has the reputation of being a no-nonsense, take-no-crap kind of girl, and she completely encourages that perception. First of all, as a woman in the hockey world she wants to be taken seriously and second, she has trouble deciphering social cues sometimes so it’s easier to be thought of as grumpy in her reactions than clueless. Plus, she is kind of grumpy at times since on top of being autistic she’s deals with chronic pain caused by rheumatoid arthritis.

Ren is the sunshine to Frankie’s grump, and he’s been secretly pining for her for the last three years. Knowing their job dynamics make it impossible for them to date, he’s been biding his time. Fortunately for Ren the wait is just about over.

 

It was refreshing to have a heroine dealing with real life struggles. It made Frankie easy to relate to and I admired how she made an effort to not them steal her joy. She found ways to manage and help her conditions. Ren was an absolute cinnamon roll sweetheart! With his position and fame, he could’ve been a conceited jerk, but he was the exact opposite. I loved how caring and considerate he was with Frankie, while at the same time not being a push over.  These two were sweet and extra spicy together!

The Bergman family was a big, loud, boisterous bunch and I’m looking forward to getting to know a few more of them! This is my second time through Always Only You, and I enjoyed it just as much as the first. I love the new covers Berkley has designed for the series! Frankie and Ren are illustrated perfectly!

4 Stars

Book Description:

It’s an office romance on the ice rink in this heart melting story about love’s power not in spite of difference but because of it.

Ren has known Frankie Zeferino was a woman worth waiting for since the moment they met. She’s a master of deadpan delivery, has a secret heart of gold, and a rare one-dimpled smile that makes his knees go weak. But as long as Frankie’s the team’s social media manager, she’s off limits.

Frankie is a self-admittedly blunt, grumbly grump, but even she isn’t immune to sunshiney Ren Bergman. Who could be, when he’s a six-foot-three hunk of happy with a hockey player’s physique? Maybe in the past, Frankie would have gone for a guy like him, but since being burned too many times by people who learn about her diagnoses and see a problem, not a person, she’s wised up.

After waiting years for the right time to make his move, Ren learns Frankie plans to leave the team to pursue a new career. But what he didn’t anticipate is how hard he’ll have to work to convince her to let him have his shot at winning her heart.