Well holy hell, I LOVED this one!

Agnes has never known a life without her family's restaurant The Sea Biscuit. When her father makes the decision to sell it, she finds herself battling her feelings. The one person she won't miss? Harrison James, the burly cook who take any opportunity to get under her skin. When their last night at the restaurant brings a "rain bomb" everyone is stuck with each other for one last night. Agnes will realize that she had Harrison James all wrong.

I am always reluctant to read stories that take place over one day. How can your characters make life altering decisions within 24 hours and in the same setting?! Lauren Ford changed my mind! One Last Night kept my interest the WHOLE time. I found Agnes and Harrison to be so believable. The growth from annoyance to appreciation was so beautifully done. I am so happy I read this one! Such a fun, quick read.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the eARC!

Having recently read Liv is not a loser I was so excited to see this available on Netgally.

The story spans across one night (clue is in the title 🤣) it is set in a local fish restaurant by the coast, which is sadly facing its last night before Agnes's father closes it down for good. Harrison and Aggie are clearly obsessed but love to wind each other up, the chemistry between the two is electric and the banter first class. I loved all of the characters, they were very quirky in the best way. The drinking games, ‘shag room’ and Noah had me in absolute hysterics.

I hope that Thomas and Scout get their own story..I need to know what happened there!

This book crept up on me. I thought ‘oh this will be cute’ but found myself loving every minute of it. High stakes since this all happens in one night that will never end between enemies-to-lovers and it’s a hit. I could NOT put this book down and now that the night is over, I am finding myself disappointed there isn’t more time. Highly recommend this book!

This is my first Lauren Ford novel and I really enjoyed it. Even though the book is called One Last Night, I didn't realize that it would take place during one night until about a quarter of the way through the book. It was a style I hadn't experienced before and I liked it. It worked in many places and I had to take a leap of faith with the author in a few others.

Harrison and Agnes have worked together in her Dad's restaurant for 6 years and tonight is the last night before it closes. They are not necessarily enemies, more coworkers with a complicated relationship. Not friends, but a lot of forced proximity before the story starts.

As they close down the restaurant they have to figure out how to say goodbye to their jobs, the locals, and each other. However, the last night at the restaurant is a comedy of errors everything that can go wrong does and it's comical to watch the characters grow and adapt so quickly. It's emotional overload and they are forced to breakdown some barriers. The night also has the feeling of a Supper Party with guests that you might not have picked, which I really enjoyed the closeness.

This was a fun romantic comedy with many of my favorite tropes. Thank you to NetGallery for the advanced copy. I'm looking forward to reading more of Lauren Ford's works.

One Last Night by Lauren Ford is a workplace enemies to lovers story between the daughter of the owner, Agnes and the chef, Harrison. The whole book takes place over one night, the last night that the restaurant they work at will be open before closing down. The main characters are always bickering with each other, and while it seems like hate to Agnes, they are always most open and honest with each other.

The night of closing, a crazy storm hits and people in the restaurant take refuse there and it gets wilder the later in the night it gets, and includes a fake relationship due to the presence of an ex and his mother who won’t accept it is over. The FMC is a people pleaser and never wants to upset people for be the bad guy, which is something close friends of mine relate to, while the MMC is brutally honest while also being protective and loving of those he cares for, which is more my speed.

Was a quick and easy read

The Shark Biscuit which has been in Agnes' family for years started by her mum and dad is closing and Agnes can't wait. The chef Harrison and her are always fighting. There's one last night but then a terrible storm hits and they all have to stay and it blows over

This is the first book I have read by Lauren Ford and it DID NOT DISAPPOINT!

Agnes has been running her dad’s restaurant, The Shark Biscuit for the last 6 years. Now that it’s closing for good, she has mixed feelings. She feels like it’s her fault it’s closing, and is just ready for this night to be over! When her ex-boyfriend shows up with his crazy manipulating family and acts like they’re still a couple, Agnes asks the stubborn chef, Harrison to pretend to be her boyfriend for the night. She has no idea how long a night can truly be until a freak storm barricades them all inside The Shark Biscuit until morning.

“One Last Night” was seriously one of the best romance books I’ve read in awhile! Who wouldn’t love to see the soft side to a grumpy, argumentative chef named Harrison?! The romance was open door style, but done in a very tasteful way without being too descriptive.

I think the author actually accomplished a huge feat creating this entire story that happens in the span of about 12 hours. Not once was I bored or felt as if the story was taking too long. It’s definitely a slow burn, but it was fun watching Agnes and Harrison make her emotionally abusive ex-boyfriend jealous. The banter between Agnes and Harrison was always entertaining. I especially loved Harrison’s nickname for Devin, and Agnes’ final parting words to Barbara, Devin’s mother.

This was a very lighthearted read. There is minimal talk of aging parents and the loss of a parent. It’s done in such a way that it serves as a good memory instead of the book taking on a sad aspect.

Definitely check this one out! I rate this book as 5 stars. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for my honest unbiased opinion.

One Last Night is a fast paced read with an incredibly short time scale so the action happens quickly. Due to everything taking place in such a short time, the story edges on the unbelievable but the storyline and writing seem to keep it on track. The main characters of Agnes and Harrison have worked together in close proximity for six years in her families restaurant business. Forced to pretend to be a couple on the restaurant last night in the presence of Agnes’ ex and his family forces feelings to the surface. An enjoyable read, perfect escapism.

WOW this book was good, i read it in one sitting. i received this ARC from netgalley/canelo in exchange for an honest review, and i’m so grateful i did!

the entire book (other than the epilogue of course) takes place in 24 hours, and it was so well done. i personally feel like it’s hard to pull off such a short timeline, but the story didn’t feel rushed in any way. the romance was well developed - i love it when main characters realize they’ve actually been in love this entire time. being someone who is a people pleaser and who grew up with a similar family situation to harrison, i deeply related to both characters. i wish i had a better idea of what agnes looks like, especially because i could only picture jeremy allen white in my head when i read about harrison, even though i know that’s really wrong. i just really loved harrison and his love for agnes.

also FUCK barbara, all my homies hate barbara

4.5 rounded up. This was great, and an excellent execution of the "bottle episode" everything happens in one scene version of a novel. The only thing I wish was that we had a little bit better sense of place (it took me until like 90% of the way through the novel to know we were in Australia, this is probably my US bias) and of Agnes, who because the book is from her perspective we often only have her limited (incorrect) perception of herself.

I received a free ARC from NetGalley.

Thank you to NetGalley and Canelo for providing this book, with my honest review below.

One Last Night was an adorable story that appealed to me namely due to the focus on a local restaurant and its locked room nature. Set on the coast we are there to witness The Shark Biscuit, a local and long running restaurant’s last night as a storm hits, stranding the patrons and staff inside. This could easily sound like it was going to thriller territory, but this is actually a sweet romance whose mysteries centered on what our main characters were hiding from each other or running away from, but in terms of emotions and wholesome secrets.

Agnes is the daughter of the current owner who had run the restaurant for eons with his wife, before she passed, when illness strikes him and he can’t keep up. Agnes would be happier talking to no strangers ever (a point that is stressed a bit too much) who doesn’t want the restaurant. During her last night running things, Harrison, the chef and her nemesis, seems to be hiding something from her given some of his passive aggressive comments. What better way to get to the heart of the matter than with a massive storm that locks these two inside, along with a few other staff and patrons, including Agnes’s ex and his scary mother? The cast of characters really created the fun for me, as we strangers and random characteristics drop in as the storm intensifies. Always sweet and sometimes serious, this is brain candy at its finest.

4/5 ( I just wanted more of them so I am so thankful there was an epilogue)

I had so much fun reading this book, I went through all the emotions!

Found family ✅
Enemies to Lovers ( in a way) ✅
Forced proximity ✅
Fake dating ✅
Protective MMC ✅
Strong FMC ✅

This is a must read book! Agnes' growth throughout the book was such a wonderful journey to read. I also loved Agnes and Harrison's dynamic. Their banter was written perfectly. Harrison is there by her side every step of the way. The way he cares for her was beautiful to read. He made sure to care for her in private. He didn't want the praise, he just wanted to make sure she was okay. He made her feel safe and she made him feel safe.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

One Last Night was absolutely adorable. The characters all had such depth to them that you do not often see in a contemporary romance - even with the side characters. The book reads like a black box play - everything occurs within one setting, The Shark Biscuit, the family restaurant. With a storm coming, the main character is forced to spend time with her ex boyfriend and his overbearing mother, but she is faced with resolving her own people pleasing tendencies as well. It was beautifully done and very well written.

This is definitely a new scenario for a romantic almost comedy book. With the creativity of it and the descriptions, it's almost as if the author is writing from personal experience! A great weekend read for anyone who wants to sit and enjoy a quick book.

Wow, this was a really good premise and I really enjoyed this one! I’ve never read a book that takes place in just one night so that was cool. It didn’t feel rushed because is the standing history between the characters, whom I loved. A really fun one!

4 ☆

『 tropes 』
•fake dating
•rom-com
•forced proximity
•rivals-to-lovers
•miscommunication

『 plot 』
this book follows agnes, who runs her family’s seafood restaurant, but her father’s health has declined and her mother passed away so the restaurant is closing. harrison has been the head chef for the past 6 years, much to agnes’ annoyance.

the story follows the last night of the restaurant, nothing is going right, harrison is trying to keep calm and make it the best last night and agnes is spiralling, and just as she thinks it can’t get any worse, her ex boyfriend and his family turn up and she needs harrison’s help, she needs him to pretend that they’re dating, just to get through this one night.

『 my thoughts 』
this really was such a funny, cute little read, it had me laughing out loud, giggling like a little girl and blushing. even though it takes place during just one night, it didn’t feel like it dragged, there was so much happening and so much more to unravel as the story went along that it just flowed. i really enjoyed the dynastic between agnes and harrison, they were rivals and butt heads but they also brought out the best in one another and were always honest.

alongside the fake dating and closing of the store, there’s a storm and they have to close early but a few people can’t get home and so they stay behind. it is just a random, weird, funny group and they all try to make the best of being trapped inside during the storm. it was a really refreshing, unique story. 10/10, would recommend

This book was so good! I haven't read a book like it before, in the context that the whole book was in a timeline of one night! It was so cool to see and I genuinely enjoyed it! the wittiness between Agnes and harrison was so cute to see! loved the book over all 4/5 stars!!!!

One Last Night by Lauren Ford is such a chaotic romance story but so much fun! Forced proximity, enemies to lovers, fake-dating, etc. all in one rainy night with the oddest set of people stuck in a restaurant. A really enjoyable read. Thank you, Netgalley and Canelo, for the ARC. All opinions expressed are mine.

“Date me, Agnes Keegan. Fall in love with me. If fighting is this much fun, imagine how good it will be loving each other.” 🧡

Just finished this beautiful book.
Wow, what a warm, cozy and loving feelgood story! I loved this book from the start and oh my, the ending made me wipe away a tear. So beautiful and heartwarming. 🧡

The FMC Agnes is running her dad’s restaurant The Shark Biscuit. The restaurant is closing soon because Agnes doesn’t want to keep the business open. She’s full of guilt because the restaurant is closing. One last night and she’ll be free.

When her ex boyfriend brings his family to the restaurant, she asks chef Harrison, who she can’t stand, for help and he’s becoming her fake boyfriend. But she didn’t plan the upcoming storm that traps everyone in the restaurant.

You’ll love this book:

- enemies to lovers
- fake dating
- romcom

Anyway, buy this book when you want a beautiful and heartwarming love story! You won’t be disappointed! 🧡

-NetGalley-
Maybe spoilers!!!!

I really loved the book, I liked that troop that all develops in a chaotic night.
I loved the dynamic between the two characters, how he takes care of her all the time but she doesn't realize it until she starts connecting the dots. It was a very nice moment when Aggie realizes that she can trust Harrison because he was always there for her even if not in the "conventional" way.

My only criticism is that I would have liked Aggie to face her ex's mother sooner 😂 I swear, that lady made me angry. Her son is not a baby ma'am anymore!!!! He can make his own decisions (even if they are terrible because he is a spoiled brat).

I loved the ending and how Harrison gives Aggie the option to have a nice experience at the restaurant, although she can't change the past, she can change the future and her relationship with him and her dad.

Thanks to the author and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.