Okay, everyone!! Katherine Center has outdone herself. This book right here....is so good I could spit!

The premise is just, PERFECT. The characters are simply, ICONS (especially Cuthbert the guinea pig). The comedy is ELITE. The romance, TOP-TIER. I laughed so hard and just had to sit there in silence sometimes to take in the perfect dialogue. I was in awe of the story she told and it made me want to tell a better story to myself about my own life.

Lighting a candle, praying to an altar, putting out the VIBES that this book gets made into a film.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough, it restored me.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Have you ever read a book that feels like it was written just for you? I hadn't until I read this book. There were so many elements of this book that connected with me. I understand the importance of being spoiler free, so I can't get into many details, but I just felt so many moments that just hit me hard on a personal level.

Emma Wheeler, lover and non-professional writer of romantic comedies, gets a once in a life time chance to help re-write a horribly written romantic comedy script with the famous, and her favorite, screenwriter Charlie Yates. When Emma finds that the script in question is due to the "down with love" Charlie having a bad case of the romance yips, she decides to show him everything wonderful about rom-con's and that love stories can matter. Will she be able to break into his closed up heart and show him that everybody deserves a Happily Ever After?

My Grade: A ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice level: 🌶️ out of 5.

The Good:
-Ménière's Disease and Caregiver representation. Thank you to the author for this!
-I absolutely loved the banter between Emma and Charlie. I loved how she gave it right back to him and got his wheels spinning.
-Screenwriting!
-Poor, sweet little Cuthbert.
-Cameo from characters of The Bodyguard by Katherine Center.
-Pocket kisses!

The Meh:
-I would have absolutely adored more kissing. I feel that there just wasn't enough. But I can get over it, considering how much I absolutely loved this book.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me and others to read this wonderful story!

This was fun and VERY classic Katherine Center, and if you love rom comes you will love all the self aware nods to the genre!

There were also some very heartfelt moments around caregiving, sickness, etc.

It honestly would have been a 5 star except for this one horrible phone call between the main character and her sister, in which she said some absolutely unforgivable things!! They got over it, but I did not!!!!!!

Katherine Center has a knack for taking a pretty simple concept and then fashioning it into an emotional, gut punching masterpiece. I cried often and earnestly throughout The Rom-Commers — but, as Ms. Center wrote herself in this book, “happiness is always better with a little bit of sadness.”

The Rom-Commers deeply affected me. Maybe it’s because I watched my parents be caregivers for their parents for 10 years, or maybe it’s because my own parent suffered a severe medical trauma with a long recovery a year and a half ago. Maybe it’s because I’m also struggling right now in my career and have no earthly idea how to move forward. Whatever it is, I felt so deeply for Emma and her struggle to balance familial obligation and love with career advancement. She is a firecracker and I loved her for it. Emma goes through it, but still manages to be bold and passionate about the people and things she cares about.

The relationship between Emma and our leading man was enthralling. They go through a lot of ups and downs, but I appreciated how they truly became friends first. Their rapport was hilarious and electric with loads of witty dialogue. I guess that’s what happens when an author writes a romance about two writers!

I will say that this book leans a bit more on sexual innuendo than her previous works. While I would still consider it closed door, I wanted to share if that is something that bothers you. I personally was able to breeze past a lot of it, but others might not and that’s okay.

All in all, I loved this book and I hope you do too. It genuinely made me want to start writing a story of my own. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Katherine Center is quickly becoming an auto-buy author for me. I can’t wait to read more of her stories and I hope they share similarities to this one in terms of the plot and lovable characters.

Another winning rom-com from Katherine Center. Hilarious and heartwarming.

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I absolutely ADORED this book! It had everything that I could ask for in a Katherine Center book. The characters were well developed and I found myself staying up way past my bedtime to sneak a few more chapters in. Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this amazing book! I will definitely be sharing with all of my fellow book lovers!

The humor, the banter, the swoon-worthy moments... This book managed to wade through hard topic like loss and illness while never losing its cheerful spirit.

From page one, I was hooked. The situations Emma puts herself in are just hilarious, but she's such a strong leading lady.

The breakfast scene was probably my favorite one... I wanted a Charlie to make *me* doughnuts...

Impossible to put down, a real delight!

I have absolutely no words! I’m blown away by this book in so many ways!
The banter, the comedy, the sweet moments, and the beautiful ending! I laughed, I cried, I swooned, I blushed, and I was grinning so much my face hurts. I finished it in 24 hours!
Phenomenal! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I have never given a Rom-com 5 stars before. EVER!
But I am now!!!! There isn’t one thing I would change about this book. Brilliant!!!

Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Emma Wheeler, an aspiring screenwriter and caregiver for her father, gets a chance to rewrite a script for her idol, famous screenwriter Charlie Yates. She moves to L.A. for six weeks, leaving her sister to care for their father. However, Charlie is dismissive and uncooperative, disliking collaboration and viewing love as a fraudulent concept. Despite challenges, Emma is determined to prove the importance of love stories. As they work together, unexpected feelings emerge, challenging Emma's rules and leading to a real-life love story that defies fiction.

Katherine Center consistently impresses me with her storytelling prowess. Having read into arcs of her last three books, I can confidently say that she never fails to captivate me. In a genre that often teeters on the edge of cheesiness with overused tropes, Center manages to infuse her narratives with an irresistible charm. I found myself loling and close to tears multiple times, a testament to the emotional depth and humor she seamlessly weaves into her work. I will always look forward to her new books.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for a review

Am I the luckiest? When it comes to getting to read Katherine Center’s books early, the answer is yes. She is one of my favorite authors and I love her characters, love the dialogue and humor and wow was this one swoony. I got an Advance Copy of The Rom-Commers (coming June 11) and it’s another great one.
In this story, our heroine Emma is a screen writer who is not screen writing because of her extensive family obligations. Out of nowhere she gets an opportunity to work with her favorite famous Hollywood screenwriter Charlie to rewrite his newest script. After rearranging her life, she moves to LA to help. The famous writer is famous for all kinds of movies, but never romantic comedy, and he is saddled with writing one as a means to get to a better opportunity. But since he doesn’t believe in love, it’s proving difficult.
Emma and Charlie work together to fix the terrible script and she resolves to make him believe in romantic comedies and love. I am not Katherine Center, so I am not making this sound amazing, but you have to trust me… it’s wonderful.
As always, I love to lose my worries in a Katherine Center novel, and I can’t wait for the next. Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC eBook.

This was adorable and such a fun read! I am going to recommend this to everyone for their beach/pool reads this summer.

The book was filled with cliches and coincidence, but aren't those the best parts of a rom-com? I also really appreciate the spotlight on Menaire's disease, as my mom suffers from it.

A woman who has given up most of her life to care for her father is given the opportunity to live out her dreams… and falls in love along the way. This book was just the right mix of fun and heartfelt, and I couldn’t put it down. I always enjoy Katherine Center’s books, but I LOVED this one. Highly recommend!

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I thought this was a great read. Things I enjoyed: the father, the main character being a caregiver, the learning of the tells and personality of the main male character, the sister, the dealing with the ups and downs of life and acknowledgement that you need the bad to feel the good, and the writing

All tropes aside, this was an adorable little romance story that was just a delightful read. There was an obvious conclusion stemming from page one, yet I never felt like rolling my eyes and muttering "are we there yet?" Instead, the story-albeit it predictable-kept the humor at the forefront, had mostly believable characters, and was just a light-hearted, fully enjoyable read.

Overall: 4 stars (I really liked it)

I'll tell my students about: language, alcohol, sex, trauma, parental death (past tense)

**Thank you to NetGalley & St. Martin's Press for the free ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.**

This was a delightfully fun read. I usually shy away from rom-coms because they are often corny. This story was told in a smart way with lots of humor and a lot of touching details. A great feel-good fast paced read.

I knew going in that I was going to love this book. Katherine Center has never disappointed me. What I found was even better! Grumpy/Sunshine, forced proximity, and "we have to try X for research" will always be some of my favorite tropes to read and Katherine Center delivers. I fell for the characters and loved the way their story moved through the ups and downs of trying to work and live together. Both characters felt real and that made this book a great fun and light read. Highly recommend!

I LOVE books about writers- and Center just nailed this one so perfectly. She writes so poetically and what a ride this book was! Delightful and fun and sad and tragic… all at the same time. I didn’t want it to end.

As always, Katherine Center knocks it out of the park. I really enjoyed this one and it is definitely the feel good piece you need in your life. Even with the heavier themes, it is a light and enjoyable romantic comedy. I loved the cameos in this one and cannot recommend it enough!

loved this romance between two writers who end up falling in love. loved her friend logan to give her a chance . Loved that there was some serious issues brought up about her dad and charlie. loved they she taught him about rom coms and the banter, fight, and the kiss. another great book and this author has become auto read for me.