Full disclosure: I will read anything Katherine Center writes. Her books are like candy to me -- lovable characters, delicious dialogue, delightful romantic tension.

YES. YES. YES. YES.

The Rom-Commers was one of my favorites. Maybe it was the set-up (LA glam meets sweet and humble girl next door) or the "enemies to lovers" trope (give them all to me please), but I plowed through this one and WHOLE-HEARTILY enjoyed every little bit.

If you're a fan of Katherine's books, absolutely pick this one up!

The Rom-Commers is a delightful romantic comedy. It is not deep read, that is for sure but it is light and fun. It is a story about Charlie and Emma. Both are writers but Charlie has a career in writing while Emma has not been published. She has been busy taking care of her disabled father. Charlie is her idol. But Charlie is in a writer "yips" which is slump in writer's terms. Emma's high school sweetheart has recommended she help Charlie get his passion back and help him write a romantic comedy. This is a laugh out loud funny story that had me hooked from the start. If you are looking for a great easy beach read to make you feel good this is the book for you.
Thanks to #netgalley , #stmartinspress and @katherinecenter for an ARC of this delightful read.

I love and adore all of Katherine Center's books! Her writing is so easy to read and it just makes you feel good while reading. This book is no exception.
This book follows Emma and Charlie. Emma is a full time caretaker of her father that has had a severe injury and requires round the clock care. She had hopes and dreams of being a writer, but she put those aside to care for her father. There's trauma behind what happened, but I feel it's best to go into that blind.
Charlie is a award winning screenplay writer, but he is struggling after trauma of his own. When his agent, Logan, suggests that Emma come and be a ghost writer for Charlie, Emma is hesitant, but excited and Charlie is very much against it. After Charlie agrees, they spend weeks rewriting a romcom that Charlie wrote. Things go from there.
I loved this book. At first, I was not crazy about Charlie and did not feel the chemistry between Charlie and Emma, but I think that's how we were supposed to feel. It sneaks up on you and then all of the sudden you are sucked into their unusual romance. I loved all of the romcom references throughout the book. I don't like the miscommunication trope, but I think it was done well in this book.

5 stars! I can't wait to own a physical copy of this book!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the ARD provided through NetGalley for an honest review.

I adore Katherine Center and her books! What a cute concept for a book and more importantly the messages throughout the book. So MANY great quotes! I am looking forward to receiving my copy of the book with the hot pink sprayed edges and beautiful end pages! Another amazing read by Katherine Center!

I LOVE Katherine Center's books! With The Rom-commers, she has crafted another beautifully written, heartfelt, unforgettable love story.

Emma is an aspiring screenplay writer who has spent the last ten years caring for her dad 24/7 after his accident. She gets the chance to rewrite a rom-com screenplay with her writing idol, Charlie Yates. But, things are not straightforward, and Charlie doesn't believe in love or that love stories matter. Can Emma convince him?

This is a slow-burn, enemies-to-friends-to-lovers story set against a Hollywood backdrop. I laughed several times and cried a few, too. Both MCs have been through some very difficult things in their lives, and Center approaches these deep topics in a way that feels authentic and relatable. Their growth and emotional journey had me totally invested. It is heart-wrenching at times, but Center balances those moments with humor and a hearty dose of swoony romance.

I loved the peeks into the world of writers, the inner workings of scriptwriting, and how grumpy Charlie and sunshine Emma worked together. I also loved the forced proximity, the banter, and the romantic tension between this couple.

There's also a fun easter egg from Center's book The Bodyguard!
This gem is the perfect summer read!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the free book!

This was my first book by Katherine Center and it definitely won't be my last! I absolutely fell in love with these characters and finished this book within a 2 day period. Of course grumpy vs. sunshine is one of my favorite tropes and Katherine Center delivered on this one.

A fantastic summer read that I enjoyed and will definitely recommend.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC. The above opinions are my own.

3.75 rounded to 4!

This was my first Katherine Center read - and I ate it up! Although I loved Emma, the sunshine writer, and Charlie, the grumpy writer, I feel like I was missing soooo much backstory. I wish I could’ve gotten a bit of a deeper dive into both Characters, beyond the main motivations for their actions. At the end of the day, I laughed, which is all you can ask for in a rom-com!! I recommend this one to you if you enjoy a grumpy x sunshine romance with *love lessons* 🥰

Oh, my goodness, this book was so much fun to read.

Emma Wheeler, a struggling screenwriter, is given the opportunity to rewrite a rom-com screenplay with her author idol, Charlie Yates. Charlie Yates hates rom-coms, because Charlie Yates hates love. Yes, friends, hilarity ensues.

Center's books are full of wit and heart, and this one is no different.

This was like a love letter to romcoms and writing, and I loved that! I simply didn’t like either of the main characters. Grumpy/sunshine can be difficult because there’s a fine line. This one just ended up feeling like grumpy/doormat. It does get better the last 40% or so. I will still pick up the next Katherine Center book because I love her, and usually her books are a hit for me.

READ THIS BOOK. Especially if you're looking for a story that will hit you with all the feels. Katherine Center's books are always full of laughter, love and are so full of heart. The Rom-Commers is not any different and because my favorite by her thus far. I binged The Rom-Commers in 24 hours and it filled me with so much joy.

I adored Emma and Charlie. I loved their banter. I loved watching the relationship unfold. I love that Center brought in many other elements including grief, illness, caretaking of a loved one, and more.

Bottom line - I LOVED The Rom-Commers. Add this book to your TBR list. While it's the perfect summer read, it will be a perfect read for any time of year; especially when you're looking for a pick me up.

Thank you, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

I just reviewed The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center. #NetGalley I was excited to get this book because I heard get things about Katherine Center and I don't know if my hopes were too high for this book before I read it. That being said, it was an okay book. When I started the book, I pictured Emma in her mid twenties and Charlie in his fifties so them getting together was kind of ick for me. Also, I just couldn't get into the story as mush as I thought I would.

Every book by this author has been well worth reading and I have suggested to many that she is an author to follow, to buy and to count on as a fun read. This book is no exception. Read anything by her.

Picture a small family on vacation, happy and enjoying being together when their lives change forever. One daughter is now caretake for the dad while the other finishes school. Now picture it 10 years later and both girls have a chance to really have their careers take off, but one must stay with dad who needs watching 24/7. Which one goes and which one stays?

***sort of a spoiler alert that you would know just by thinking about the title: The writer travels to LA to work with the author of her dreams, only the feeling is not reciprocated and in fact, she is rejected for the job at first. You can feel her one big chance slipping away, the return home in shame and you cheer her on to fight for this job.

The characters feel real and though we may not share her career, we can picture how we would feel in her situation. I won't ay more than that as the process has to unfold as it may. Well worth reading, better than a beach book, but it is a book that you look forward to getting everything on your to do list done so you can sit down and enjoy your reading time.

Thank you NetGalley for a advance reader copy. Honest opinions expressed here are my own and are freely given.

thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an arc in exchange for an honest review!

this was my second katherine center book and there's a lot to love about her brand of romantic comedies. there's a finer emotional thread running through the rom-commers compared to the bodyguard which was at times ridiculously silly (in a fun way) but the tone is still light and breezy despite some heavier emotional plot elements. emma was a treasure of a main character and charlie was a worthy love interest for her - although the push and pull of their relationship dynamic became a little old by the 80% mark. would definitely recommend this book for any and all romantic comedy connoisseurs.

Katherine Center does not disappoint with her newest book, "The Rom Commers!" I loved this one! It's fun, it's cute and filled with great banter! Emma is a writer who has put her life mostly on hold for ten years in order to take care of her disabled father. Now she has received an incredible offer to come out to LA to help famous screenwriter, Charlie Yates (whom she has a huge crush on) with his rom com screenplay. One problem. Charlie doesn't believe in love and knows nothing about rom coms. So it's a rom com about writing a rom com. Of course, it's predictable for the most part but it's a book I'd recommend for sure. It's definitely not all fluff as there are some more serious issues that need to be overcome. But all in all, it's a story about not only writing a rom com but writing the best story of your life.

If you've read "The Bodyguard," you'll enjoy the Jack Stapleton cameos! Thank you to the publisher for the digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I'm sorry, I wanted to like this, but I just don't think Katherine Center is for me. It's weird that a middle-aged women is writing about middle-aged characters who literally act like they are ten years old. No grown adult acts like how Charlie and Emma acted? Even her internal monologue was like a five-year-old. Also, there was a very strange power imbalance and Charlie said multiple times that he didn't respect Emma as a writer and yet she still stuck around? I would never stay with a man who didn't respect me. Also, there were just some strange things like wa-lah hahaha what? This should have been advertised as YA and the characters aged down for the way Katherine Center writes like she hasn't reached her teenage years yet.

Thank you to SMP and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

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The Rom-Commers
By: Katherine Center
Narrated by: Patti Murin
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Pub Date: 6/11/24
Another author who I wish could write faster! This was so good!
Emma Wheeler is stuck. She has been her dad's sole caregiver for the last 10 years. After a tragic climbing accident that permanently disabled her dad and killed her mom she stepped up to take care of him. She sent her little sister to college and just kept going. When her agent and high school friend contacts her to ghost write for her absolute favorite screenwriter Charlie Yates Emma and her sister trade places and Emma heads to LA. What she quickly finds out is Charlie has the yips he hasn’t written anything in a long time and this romcom he’s trying to write is terrible. Can Emma work with the man she’s literally had a crush on for years? Can they write a good romcom when it would appear Charlie knows nothing about them?
Thanks to St. Martin’s Press, Katherine Center and NetGalley for this ARC.

Another great Katherine Center! Really loved this one, especially the family arc and all the fun meta stuff about rom coms!

Thank you for the AR. Copy. I enjoy a KC book for a wuick read and this was now. Not my favorite Katherine Center, and I felt it dragged in the beginning. .

if you enjoy books that will make you laugh, sad, and maybe even cry (it made me misty-eyed a few times lol) then you should pick this one up. the only thing i wished we got more of was both the MC's side story, but i will own the fact that i prefer romances that are heavy on emotional depth/character development.

🎧 i listened to a portion of this book on audiobook and loved the narration! highly recommend it!

First of all, thank you to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for providing a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. This book was so so so good. 4.75 ⭐️, but honestly might bump up to a 5⭐️ the more I sit on it.

This story is of Emma, who is an aspiring screenwriter but also caregiver for her father, who gets the opportunity of a lifetime. She leaves her dad in the hands of her little sister to move in with Charles Yates, legendary screenwriter (and Emma's favorite), to write a rom-com movie remake.

This is light-hearted and silly one moment, then romantic, then sad and reflective. No spice but the romance was so strong I didn't even notice.

(Also Katherine, could we please have a book on TJ Haywood? 🙏)