Where to Start Reading Chloe Liese
Chloe Liese has built a dedicated following by writing contemporary romances that feature authentic, high-quality neurodivergent and disability representation, slow-burn tension, and plenty of heart. If you are new to her catalog, you have two primary entry points depending on your romance preferences:
- For Sports and Family Romances: Start with Only When It's Us, the first book in the Bergman Brothers series. It introduces you to the sprawling Swedish-American Bergman family and sets the tone for Liese's trademark blend of banter, emotional depth, and realistic representation.
- For Shakespeare Retellings: Start with Two Wrongs Make a Right, the first installment of the Wilmot Sisters series. It is a witty, modern retelling of Much Ado About Nothing filled with fake dating and neurodivergent representation.
The Bergman Brothers Series
The Bergman Brothers is Chloe Liese's signature series, following a Swedish-American family of five brothers and two sisters. While each book is written as a standalone romance focusing on a different sibling, they are closely interconnected. Characters from previous books regularly reappear, and their personal lives progress across the timeline, making publication order the most rewarding way to experience the family's journey.
- Only When It's Us (2020): Features Ryder Bergman and Willa Sutter. An enemies-to-lovers, soccer-themed romance. Ryder is deaf, and Willa is a soccer player dealing with grief.
- Always Only You (2020): Features Ren Bergman and Frankie Zeferino. A grumpy-meets-sunshine, workplace romance between a professional hockey player and the team's social media manager. Frankie is autistic and lives with rheumatoid arthritis.
- Ever After Always (2021): Features Freya Bergman and Aiden Connor. A marriage-in-crisis romance focusing on communication struggles, anxiety, and family-planning challenges.
- With You Forever (2021): Features Axel Bergman and Rooney Sullivan. A marriage-of-convenience romance between a reclusive artist and his sister's best friend. Axel is autistic and Rooney manages chronic illness (IBD).
- Everything for You (2022): Features Oliver Bergman and Gavin Hayes. A grumpy/sunshine, male-male soccer-rivals romance dealing with chronic pain and mental health.
- If Only You (2023): Features Ziggy Bergman and Sebastian Gauthier. A fake-dating, sibling's-best-friend romance between the youngest Bergman sibling (a soccer star) and an older ballet dancer.
- Only and Forever (2024): Features Viggo Bergman and Tallulah Clarke. The grand finale of the Bergman family saga, featuring a roommates-to-lovers romance between Viggo and Tallulah.
The Wilmot Sisters Series
This series focuses on three sisters—Bea, Kate, and Harriet—in a collection of modern, inclusive, and humorous retellings of Shakespeare plays. These books are sparkling rom-coms with rich character development and modern mental health themes.
- Two Wrongs Make a Right (2022): A retelling of Much Ado About Nothing. Opposites Bea Wilmot and Jamie Westenberg are set up by their well-meaning families, leading to a fake-dating scheme that sparks real chemistry.
- Better Hate Than Never (2023): A retelling of The Taming of the Shrew. An enemies-to-lovers romance centering on Kate Wilmot and Kresley Campbell, featuring ADHD representation.
- Once Smitten, Twice Shy (2025): A retelling of Twelfth Night, wrapping up the Wilmot Sisters trilogy.
The Tough Love Series
Liese's early self-published work, the Tough Love series, features contemporary romance stories highlighting deep emotional growth and chemistry. While less integrated than her Bergmans series, they display the early development of Liese's style.
- He's a Brute (2019)
- She's a Spitfire (2019)
- They're a Match (2019)
- They're Strictly Friends (2019)
Standalone Novels and Novellas
Aside from her main series, Chloe Liese has written holiday novellas and standalone contemporary romances:
- The Mistletoe Motive (2021): A festive holiday novella set in an indie bookstore, featuring an enemies-to-lovers romance between workplace rivals.
- Happy Ending (2026): A standalone friends-to-lovers, fake-dating romance about a bookseller and a chef whose ex-spouses begin dating each other.
- Love Interest (Upcoming, January 2027): A standalone "loathe-to-love" romance featuring a kindhearted librarian.
What to Know Before You Start
Chloe Liese's romance novels are celebrated for their authentic, empathetic depiction of neurodivergence, chronic illness, and physical disability. Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in 2019, Liese writes #OwnVoices representation for several of her autistic characters (such as Frankie in Always Only You and Axel in With You Forever). She also incorporates chronic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, ADHD, and anxiety, ensuring her characters live complex, realistic lives while getting their happily ever afters. The steam level in her books is generally moderate to high, balanced with deep emotional intimacy.