With You Forever - Bergman Brothers

Informationen zum Autor Chloe Liese Klappentext The TikTok sensation, now with new exclusive content! Opposites attract in this heartfelt, modern marriage-of-convenience romance about finding love—and home—in the most unlikely of places. Rooney Sullivan is sunshine incarnate and the antithesis of quiet, reserved Axel. He’s been able to hide his attraction to her until a party game gets out of hand and ends in an unexpected kiss. Months later, Rooney’s staying just next door to him for a cozy A-frame getaway and temptingly within reach. Axel, the eldest Bergman brother, is a gorgeous grump and Rooney’s longtime crush. Their kiss was an accident, and months later, so is stumbling into him at the Bergman family’s property. Rooney’s sure her feelings are unrequited, thanks to the distance Axel keeps, so she keeps her attraction to herself. But when Axel and Rooney unexpectedly find their paths—and problems—converging, marriage proves the perfect solution. At least, until they face a new dilemma: a marriage of convenience that’s inconveniently become a love match, after all. Leseprobe One Rooney Playlist: "Cowboy Blues," Kesha My eyes are on the road, but my head is in the clouds. Windows cracked, cool autumn air spilling in as Seattle-Tacoma Airport fades behind me and a cozy cabin staycation lies ahead. Thoughts drifting, I soak up the view: sapphire sky, emerald evergreens mingling with burnished bronze leaves, an onyx asphalt ribbon paving the way. My rental car blasts Kesha because, hello, I'm a woman on a solo trip, figuring out her shit-of course I'm listening to Kesha. There's just one of her songs that I avoid. Because the last time I heard it, I did A Very Terrible Thing. I kissed Axel Bergman. Which isn't the end of the world. I'm over it. It's not like I fixate on it. Or daydream about it. Not about The Charades Kiss or Axel, who I haven't seen since. Who I'm definitely not thinking about now as I drive through his home state, that song filling the car before I can skip it, while a rainbow whooshes across the sky. Ohhhh, Rooney. Liar, liar, palazzo pants on fire. My mind isn't on the road or in the clouds. It's in the past, in the moment after our kiss . . . The clue-"kiss"-scrawled on a piece of paper, flutters to the ground. My lips tingle, my cheeks are hot as I stand with my head back, staring up at Axel, who I've just kissed. Maybe "mauled with my mouth" is more accurate. A rainbow gale of confetti whips around the room, spun off the ceiling-fan blades that whir overhead. In a haze of soft, warm lights, the air thumps with that upbeat song's opening bars. But it all fades as I look at him. Six feet, many inches of grumpy gorgeousness. An unreadable, dangerously kissable mystery. Who I just crushed my mouth to for the sake of a charades clue. I bring a shaky hand to my lips. "Axel, I-I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean . . . that is, I shouldn't have . . . I'm just viciously competitive, and I . . ." He stands, silent, staring at my mouth. Then, slowly, he takes a step closer. For once, he doesn't leave like he always seems to when I get close. He doesn't run. He stays. "I think . . ." he says hoarsely, leaning a little closer. I lean a little closer, too. "You think . . . ?" Axel swallows roughly as his fingertips brush mine. It's the faintest touch, but it seismic-booms through me, in tempo with the music, as if it's the soundtrack to this tenuous, almost-something moment. "I think," he whispers, "I have a new appreciation for charades." My mouth falls open in surprise. The silent giant just cracked a joke. He takes a step closer, placing us toe to toe, and his gaze settles on my mouth. He bends his head toward mine. He's close. A little closer. And just as I realize he might be on the verge o...

Product details

• Authors: Chloe Liese
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 23.01.2024
• EAN: 9780593642412
• ISBN: 978-0-593-64241-2
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Bergman Brothers
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature