Tysm St. Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for a review. I LOVEDDDD The Bodyguard but this was NOT it. INSUFFERABLE characters.

Another great Katherine Center book. I've been a fan of hers since How to Walk Away, and I've read every book she's published since then. This one did not disappoint. I loved the interactions between the main characters and their chemistry. Very enjoyable.

This might be Katherine Center's best to date. I absolutely loved the chemistry and banter between the main characters. There were so many comedic and heartfelt moments. Charlie and Emma give me the same fuzzy feeling as Cassie and the Rookie in Things You Save in a Fire. Truly a love letter to romance. I will be thinking about this for a very long time and recommending it to everyone.

Katherine Center is one of my favorite authors. I am so happy I got to read this lovely book early. I cannot wait for the rest of the world to meet Emma and Charlie.

This was SO fun. Katherine’s writing is top tier. I love her books because they are REAL.

Some quotes I loved in this book:
“If you wait for other people to light you up, you’re at the mercy of darkness. “

“It’s all about writing the very best story of your life. Not just how you live it but how you choose to tell it.”

If this book becomes a movie it would be so poetic. I miss Emma and Charlie already 😭💖

this book was immensely lovely. I loved Charlie, loved the discussions around grief and illness and sacrifice. loved Emma, our protagonist, most of all. Emma was brave, knew who she was, what she wanted, and what she believed in. She was so easy to fall in love with and cheer for. This book is sort of framed as a grumpy sunshine, but Charlie was actually a soft, selfless, gentle soul who I wanted to wrap up in my arms and carry away. I loved these two and their story <3

This book is a love letter to romantic comedy. Emma loves rom-coms and movies, but she spends her days taking care of her dad who needs round-the-clock care. Charlie is a screenwriter who wouldn’t touch rom-coms with a 10 foot pole, but he’s dealing with a severe case of writer’s block, so the only thing he’s been able to accomplish is a rom-com script. Except it’s the worst thing Emma has ever read, a true insult to the entire genre.
These slow burn/grumpy-sunshine lovers are my favorite type and prefer you reflect Katherine Center’s ability to cut right to the raw and real of falling in love.

Emma’s dream is to become a screen writer, especially of romantic comedies, but her whole adult life she has been the sole caretaker for her father. When the opportunity of a lifetime arrives for her to cowrite a romcom for 6 weeks with her idol, one of the best screen writers in the industry, Charlie Yates, her father and sister encourage her to go to LA to pursue her dreams. So she packs up and decides to take the leap, not knowing what to expect, but what she finds when she gets there is the last thing she expected.

Katherine Center is hands down one of my favorite authors and I was so excited to get my hands on this arc! I loved the banter between Emma and Charlie, they had me cracking up. Their chemistry was so sweet and I loved how the MC told the story.

Katherine Center is one of my must read authors and I have loved every book I've read by her so far! The Rom-Commers is no exception.

Emma is still dealing with a family tragedy that happened 10 years ago and hasn't taken any time for herself. Luckily, her old high school boyfriend has just the opportunity to kickstart her dreams. He lands her a gig working for her favorite screenwriter, Charlie. Charlie doesn't typically write rom-coms, which is where Emma comes in. He needs her help to save a terrible script in order to get his dream project off the ground.

Normally, I'm kind of over the career of writers for romance novels, but it works in this novel. The characters are witty and funny. Emma is a die-hard romance fan, while Charlie doesn't believe in love. It's a typical romance trope lately, but it works!

Katherine Center is a must read for me. Her writing is consistently excellent, and this new novel is no exception. The Rom-Commers is about two screenwriters writing, of course, a rom-com. But it's also so much more than that - a story of love and so much loss, a reminder to appreciate what you have and those you love. You will immediately fall in love with Emma and Charlie and root for them to realize their attraction. You will also fall in love with Emma's family and even Charlie's guinea pig and root for their happy endings, too. Reading a Katherine Center novel is like getting a hug from a long lost friend, comfortable, familiar and so beautiful.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!

Ngl I wanted to punch Charlie for a good part of the book. But now.... I am once again.... in love with a man who can't always communicate his feelings ((predictable)).

Thank you for the ARC! Loved this book and love Katherine Center! I’ve read several of her books but I think this is my favorite. I love reading books about writing and the two main characters were perfect.

Katherine Center has a personal goal of “read for joy” and her stories do just that — you’re laughing and smiling throughout the book, and you genuinely care and root for her main characters. “The Rom-Commers” starts as a classic enemies-to-lovers story, but this novel has an unexpected layer of emotional depth — there were times that I slightly doubted that there would be a happily-ever-after (a must-have for a rom-com according to main character, Emma). Don’t worry! You’ll love the ending! As usual, the author injects joy, hope, love, warmth and romance in every chapter.

Emma thinks she’s been hired to fix the script of superstar screenwriter Charlie’s first attempt at romantic comedy (whom she unabashedly has a professional crush on), after his spectacular career making movies where quotes from his films are marketed on t-shirts. But his rewrite of “It Happened One Night” (with line-dancing) is an insult to the genre and his agent, Logan, tries to get Charlie to allow Emma to be the script doctor. Charlie is all darkness and grumpiness (he thinks pessimism is a smart option) while Emma is joy, humor, and sunshine. The banter is laugh out loud funny and I wanted it to go on and on forever. I’ll be recommending this book for months! 5 stars!

Literary Pet Peeve Checklist:
Green Eyes (only 2% of the real world, yet it seems like 90% of all fictional females): NO But… Emma and Logan have the same identical shade of equally unusual hazel eyes.
Horticultural Faux Pas (plants out of season or growing zones, like daffodils in autumn or bougainvillea in Alaska): NO Charlie does catch onto Emma’s love of peonies.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for a free advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review!

"The Rom-Commers" is a delightful rom-com that follows Emma Wheeler's dream of becoming a screenwriter. Despite her passion for the craft, her responsibilities as a caregiver for her father have kept her from whole-heartedly pursuing her career. When her high school sweetheart, now a literary agent, offers her a chance to rewrite a lackluster Rom-Com screenplay by renowned writer Charlie Yates, Emma sees it as a golden opportunity. However, Yates, who doesn't believe in love, presents a formidable challenge for Emma.

I thoroughly enjoyed both the audiobook and the e-book editions of "The Rom-Commers." The audiobook includes two additional treats not found in the e-book: a delightful bonus chapter narrated from Charlie's perspective and an insightful discussion by Katherine Center on her affection for love stories.

Katherine Center lovers rejoice - this is another great book!
The Rom-Commers is the story of Emma, who has basically put her life on hold to provide round-the-clock care to her dad, while still finding time to love and write rom coms. She gets invited to LA to help rewrite a screenplay with Charlie Yates, who just so happens to be her idol and someone she may have a teensy crush on. When she gets there, he wants nothing to do with Emma or her help, but slowly agrees to allow her to help him.
Emma's fierce insistence on making this a great screenplay is strong enough that even Charlie can't entirely resist. And maybe - just maybe - he can't resist her either, until he pushes her away completely.
I always love Katherine Center's books, but I especially love this one. Emma was a great protagonist and I related to her so much.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I LOVE LOVE LOVED this JOY of a book!! Their chemistry was so great. I was rooting for them from the get go. I really enjoyed the strength of Emma. She wasn’t afraid to speak her mind or do the right thing. I think we could all learn a thing or two from her. I loved how Charlie learned to love and to not be afraid of it and to muster the courage to do what was right and good and joyful.

It had a wonderful message of hope and joy and love. It makes me want to shout to the rooftops about how wonderful rom-coms are. Maybe if everyone read this book the world would be a happier place.

Also, y’all. Read the authors note. It was so great.

Katherine Center is an auto read, auto buy author for me. Her books always dig in deep and won’t let you go until the last page. And even then, they linger in your heart forevermore and I LOVE IT!!!

Thank you to NetGalley and MalcMillan Audio for this ARC! 🥰

Katherine Center is a must read author for me, and she does it again with The Rom-Commers. Something about her writing always leaves me satisfied as a reader at the end of her novels.
Emma is up against all odds when she is thrown together with her favorite writer and has to help him re-write a Rom Com when he doesn’t even believe in love to begin with. Can she do it? Katherine Center’s characters are written with depth and readers will come to love and root for Emma and Charlie.
The perfect summer read!! An Easy 5 stars from me!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗢𝗠-𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 ⠀
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This novel has the big five: spark, build, banter, joy, & scenes. It might be my new favorite Katherine Center
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I audibly gasped at the cameo from Jack Stapleton!!! 💕💕#iykyk⠀
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The Canned Biscuit chapter had me in stitches. 🤣. Charlie is such a mess. Add in the chapters about line dancing, a melancholy guinea pig and this really is the perfect Rom-Com. The epilogue is beautifully written and might have been my favorite part. I loved it! Highly recommend all of Katherine Center's books.
While you wait for this one, you should definitely read 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗱𝘆𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱.
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I 100% need Nancy Meyers or Hallie Meyers-Shyer to make this into a movie!!!!

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗥𝗼𝗺-𝗖𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: "𝗜𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁", "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹"& "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆" (ᴍʏ 𝟸 ғᴀᴠᴏʀɪᴛᴇs), "𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻"⠀𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝗿𝗼𝗺-𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. ⠀

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ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ @ɴᴇᴛɢᴀʟʟᴇʏ @sᴛᴍᴀʀᴛɪɴsᴘʀᴇss ᴀɴᴅ @ᴋᴀᴛʜᴇʀɪɴᴇᴄᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ⠀𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺-𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.
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📚336 pages on kindle ⠀

I love this author and I loved this book. I ugly cried at least twice while reading this and that’s how you know it’s good. I will read everything this Katherine Center writes.

I love love love Katherine Center!!!

Each book she writes, she outdoes herself.

Emma and Charlie are my new favs!!!

I love especially how Center takes real life scenarios and writes so beautifully about them.

The review for this book will be posted on my instagram (Bookmarkedfavs) this weekend!!

Thanks for my early copy!!

I’ll be honest that I had the opportunity to listen to this audiobook before getting the chance to read it. Sometimes I find that they can be two different experiences but what stayed the same-I absolutely adore this book!!!! The only thing that changed is a I fell even more in love with the characters and this story.

Dreams do come true! Emma gets the opportunity of a lifetime to relocate to Los Angeles to rewrite a screenplay with the screenwriter of all screenwriters, the epic Charlie Yates! Emma has always been a caretaker, looking after her younger sister and now her dad. Now it’s her time to stop sacrificing her goals and dream big! Nothing is going to stop her, not even cynical Charlie Yates. Emma’s perseverance moves this novel forward in such an amazing manner, leaving us to root for her all the way! Funny and heartwarming while tackling lots of big issues, Katherine Center produced a book as epic as a Charlie Yates screenplay! The Rom-Commers is a breezy, fun read…an absolute gem of a book.

Review is posted on Goodreads and will be posted on Instagram ahead of publication