I honestly feel like I become a better person every time I read a Katherine Center book. It is clear that the act of choosing joy is so important to the author and she weaves that lesson so beautifully into every book she writes.

The Rom-Commers is an ode to the romance genre. This is a book for every person who has felt the need to defend their love of rom-coms or other media focused on romance and joy. Emma is the full-time caregiver for her father. When she gets the opportunity to work with her favorite screenwriter Charlie Yates, and help him fix his horrendous rom-com script, she finds herself chasing one of her own dreams for the first time in ten years. Charlie is a grump, who does not believe in love. He might possibly be the most dramatic man who has ever lived, but he is also one of the sweetest. Both the characters are dealing with heavy things, and yet Katherine Center managed to write a story that still felt incredibly hopeful. At some points, I was near tears, and at others I was kicking my feet and squealing over the sheer adorableness of Emma and Charlie's love story. I adore everything Katherine Center writes, but the Rom-Commers may have just cracked my top 3. It's some of her best work.

Thank you to the publisher for an early copy. All thoughts are my own.

A quick and easy read. Katherine Center’s writing is so realistic that it’s easy to be enraptured by her books.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for providing me with an electronic advance reader copy.

Charlie Yates, a superstar Hollywood screenwriter, decides to leave his signature action and zombie movies behind to tackle a romantic comedy. It’s a risky move that could potentially end his career. Enter Emma, a longtime friend of Charlie’s agent, who had put her own writing dreams on hold for family obligations. Now, Emma has the chance to help Charlie learn the nuances of romance—how to write a love story, understand emotions, and what a happy ending really means. This is a delightful story filled with lessons about life and love, offering insights on appreciating the present and finding light even in difficult times.

Emma Wheeler wants to be a screenwriter and has spent her life studying and writing romantic comedies. She gets the opportunity to rewrite a screenplay for writing GOD Charlie Yates. Emma, who takes care of her ailing father, sets her sister up with his care duties and moves to LA...only to find that Charlie wants absolutely NOTHING to do with her or her rewrite (and believes that love is a scam). Cue the romantic comedy shenanigans.

I am convinced that I would read a vacuum cleaner care manual cover to cover if Katherine Center wrote it. She's quickly becoming one of my favorite romance authors and an auto-buy author period. The stories she writes are meaningful, emotional, and hilarious, and this one is no exception - and all parts of it are amazing. Emma is a fierce lead. Charlie is a great counterpart to her and the two characters work together perfectly. There's depth and dynamic-ness to the story (as with all of KC's books). Could not recommend more. Easy 5 stars.

This one was not for me. I want a romance to be revelatory, not predictable. I need believable inner turmoil, not just wishy-washy. And I definitely need less fan-girling. I found both main characters unlikable, which probably makes them good for each other. And the whole twist..I found my face contorting into an eye roll.

The narrator, Patti Murin, was great at giving inflection to the characters when necessary and easily understood at faster speeds. Katherine Center’s involvement was great, as well. I would not have completed the book without them!

Thank you NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, St. Martin’s Press, and author Katherine Center for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Katherine Center never misses. I absolutely loved this story for all the feels it provided. Without giving anything away, the dynamics between the main characters were to die for. The story offered a new twist on romance that I had never read before and I ate it up! I can’t wait for anything Katherine Center writes in the future.

Absolutely sweet and adorable. Realistic characters, a sweet slow burn and such a fun story.

I love our main character, Emma Wheeler. She was so fun and silly and such a mess. I loved her confusing exuberance but also her chaotic insistence that love is real. I appreciated her remembered moments with her mom and strong will to remain okay and be there for her dead. I even loved her fierce love of her sister. It was all so well written and gave Emma so many layers of personality and strength.

Charlie, our aloof screen writer was complex as well, and we slowly learn his layers. I appreciated that he was fully developed and I loved their moments of conflict and banter. It was all so well done, I just loved it! I did this as an audio and I highly recommend it! Great narrator!

A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

Though the point of view of this book is a little strange - the entire thing is written in past tense by a single narrator, the overall story is so sweet that it is forgivable.

Katherine Center delivers another heartwarming gem with The Rom-Commers, a story brimming with charm, humor, and emotional depth. The novel follows an endearing protagonist navigating life’s unexpected challenges while finding love and rediscovering joy in the most surprising places. True to Center’s signature style, the characters are vividly drawn, the romance is heartfelt, and the journey is both uplifting and deeply relatable.

With witty dialogue, poignant moments, and a perfect blend of lighthearted fun and meaningful themes, The Rom-Commers is a delightful read. It’s a must for fans of Katherine Center’s feel-good storytelling and anyone craving a story that leaves you with a warm, satisfied glow.

This book was an absolute delight. I loved all of it, and laughed and cried my way through.

The characters were lovable. So incredibly lovable. As a reader, I could see their (glaring) flaws—even when they couldn’t yet. And every time, they got there eventually, only to work on the thing/issue that I was judging my them on.

There was communication. Miscommunication. Banter. Medical issues. An overwhelming and constant sense of dread if you know someone with a specific medical condition/disease that has a very specific symptom (saying more might spoil, so I won’t). Family. Found family. Putting other people first even when you don’t want to.

I would read this again so many times. Easily a top 5 book this year for me.

Katherine Center knocks it out of the park on another rom com! The two characters in this one had a great dynamic and I loved the grumpy/sunshine trope in this one

This was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, so I think there’s a good chance my expectations were too high, but I was a bit disappointed. I didn’t especially like the characters or agree with or believe a lot of the conflicts between them. And at the very least one person didn’t apologize who definitely should have. I also am just not a huge fan of using getting drunk as a plot device to get characters to express themselves… and that happened twice 🤷‍♀️

I did really appreciate the epilogue and that probably bumped it up a quarter star for me! And I think I’m being a bit harsher on it than I would normally be since I was so excited about it, so I wouldn’t discourage you from reading it, but yeah, it takes up the spot of last place for Katherine Center for me 😕

I enjoyed this book a lot. Enough happens to keep it interesting and moving forward, but it’s darker than one would expect from the cover. Heavy topics and parental death are covered.

I swear I already submitted a review but I guess I didn’t.
I loved this book. It was so funny, so sweet, and the perfect amount of spice. I truly have no notes. I have highly recommended to so many of my bookish friends.

The Rom-Commers is a romantic comedy about a screenwriter who was hired to help ghostwrite a romantic comedy with a famous screenwriter. While he does not really believe in love or love stories, she turns his life and opinion upside down. It was colorful and enjoyable despite all of the not-great situations they had lived through.

As readers, we have an expectation going into Katherine Center's books and I'm pleased to say, The Rom-Commers definitely delivered.

When two characters are thrust together, Emma, there to rewrite a screenplay from a famous, and rather grumpy, writer and said writer, Charlie, not wanting to mold his work into one of romance, sparks DO NOT fly. In fact, Charlie believes his script is fine as is while Emma feels it's an abomination to all romance stories in the world.

With top tier banter and a grumpy x sunshine pairing, this story has a lot going for it. The characters themselves are each dealing with their own personal battles. There was a good mix of laugh out loud moments and serious ones.

This is a delightful read. IF I were a rereader, I would definitely dive back into this story.

Thanks to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for a copy of this audiobook. All thoughts in this review are honest and my own.

Emma Wheeler has always wanted to be a screenwriter. Well technically she is but she hasn’t been able to work at it film time. As it turns out she has been taking care of her father for years. She loves being her dad’s caregiver but a career break would be ok, well maybe? She hasn’t let herself believe, she could make it as a full time, screenwriter. An opportunity comes up and between Emma, her father and her sister, decide she has to take the opportunity. They almost literally have to laugh her out the door. But it’s the opportunity of a life time to help Charlie Yates.
Emma heads out to California. She leans on her family and starts the next faze of her life. She is to live in Charlie’s house but when she gets there, he seems to not even know she was coming. With things off to a shaky start Emma, decides to persevere. She makes strides each day to get things done. She works hard to get him to be honest and work on this project. There are tough days and good days but, with her dad taken care of at home, she is able to sore. Katherine Center tells such a good story of love, loss and taking chances. Emma and Charlie are a great match and it was a pleasure to see where there story would end. This was a four star read for me, it had everything I love in a RomCom. I want to thank Netgalley, Katherine Center & St Martin’s Press for my copy of The Rom-Commers, for an honest review. It was my pleasure to read and review this book.

Katherine Center is one of my favorite authors and she did not disappoint. Her characters are well developed and funny as heck. I read this book in two nights and couldn't wait to see how this was going to end. The quick wit between the characters has me laughing and rooting for them to get together. I highly recommend this book. I loved the bright pink cover as well.

Thank you Netgalley and author for this arc. Katherine Center’s Rom-Commers is a heartfelt, deeply emotional romance that blends lighthearted moments with poignant themes. The enemies-to-lovers dynamic between Emma and Charlie, set against the backdrop of their work on a struggling rom-com script, is both captivating and complex. Center masterfully weaves in heavier topics such as loss, guilt, and illness, offering a realistic portrayal of life’s challenges without losing the sense of hope and redemption that defines her storytelling. While the novel has its share of lighthearted, swoon-worthy moments, it also tackles deeper emotional struggles, making for a rich and resonant reading experience. Emma and Charlie’s complicated, messy, yet beautiful journey to love is a reminder that happiness can find its way through life’s darkest corners. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy heartfelt romance with emotional depth.

Katherine Center never disappoints. Super enjoyable quick read with fun banter between the characters .