ARC review: That One Night (That One Series, #1) by Josie Wright

4.5 stars! *****

Author: Josie Wright

Title: That One Night (That One Series #1)

All it takes is just one moment to change the course of your life. For me, it was one perfect night.
I have always had a thing for my brother’s best friend, Ben. When I found him on my parents’ couch, drowning his sorrows in a whiskey bottle, my attempts to comfort him quickly turned into a night of raw and intense passion.
My foolish heart hoped he might feel the same way I do.
But Ben wasn’t there to stay and I woke up the next morning alone with a broken heart.
I attempted to forget the guy with a smile to die for and a touch that sets me on fire.
I thought I was over him.
I thought he was gone forever.
Until, eighteen months later Ben returns and learns my secret. Now, he is hell-bent on winning me back.
He plays dirty.
And he won’t stop until he gets what he wants—me.

But he has secrets of his own.
Secrets that could destroy everything we might have and everything we are.

This type of books is my favourite - the one where brother's best friend is in love with his little sister and little sister is in love with big brother's BFF. And there is also disappearing AND little munchkin when he returns - also one of my favourite motives. I had high expectation about this book and I wasn't dissapointed.

Frankie had a crush on Ben for what seems like forever and had her chance to be with him. She finds him at her home drunk and looking lost. While consonling him, she also fullfilles her wish. They had a night of amazing, mind-blowing, sweaty sex and even though she knew it wasn't about hearts and roses, she didn't expect note with only 'sorry' on it and she definitely didn't expect him to dissapear for the next eighteen months. But the note wasn't the only thing he'd left.

Eighteen months later Ben returns and he's hellbent on winning Frankie back. He knew it will be difficult, he knew that she'll want to know why and where he went (which he's not ready to explain), he knew that he'll have to put out the big guns. What he didn't know was that Frankie's not alone anymore. She's got someone to care about, she's got someone to love.

I really liked Frankie. She's funny, sarcastic and can be mean (like me). She's brave and into healthy stuff. She's caring and can turn from sweet to mama bear in nanosecond.

"My father pipes up and makes me want to stab myself in the eye with the fork. Or him. I'm not that picky."

"This is reckless, wishful thinking that will only get me hurt. Go away weird, girly emotions."

I connected with her practicaly immediately and that made the book even more enjoyable. She also has to deal with hairy toes! I thought I was the only one. Plus she's got taste in music.

And Ben. I wanted to smack him sometimes like "wake up, dude!" and in the end he grew some balls. But most of the time I wanted to cuddle him up (I don't know why but I always imagine someone named Ben as a huge man with beard, muscles and soft heart). He's hot, determined and just as funny-slash-sarcastic like Frankie.

What I had a problem with is that there were way too many names starting with 'N'. But one time I didn't remember the main character's name only a day after I read it so.. I guess that's my issue and I'll have to deal with it.

The whole book was realistic and quite gripping. I couldn't go to bed and had to finish it - sleep? what is that. I've never heard of it.

Oh, and I need Ben's POV right this minute! Fifty nine. Fifty eight. Fifty seven..