An adorable rom com from start to finish. I loved the story & Emma being starstruck in LA while working with one of her favorite writers. It gives lots of love to rom-coms, both written and on screen. A super sweet, bingeable romance! Thank you Net Galley for the advanced listening copy of this book in return for my honest review.

My ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This was another slam dunk by Katherine Center. Will definitely check out more of her books in the future.

Katherine Center can do no wrong! I laughed, I cried, I laughed some more.. cried some more lol. This is the perfect rom-com, and beautifully written, as always!
Emma Wheeler has a love for screenwriting, her family, and Charlie Yates. She is obsessed with his work as a screenwriter and finds him not only inspirational but super hot as well! She has always dreamed of being a famous screenwriter however, she has been taking care of her father ever since her was left half paralyzed from a rock-climbing accident. Her father needs round-the-clock care, and Emma has devoted the past few years to being there for him. This means her dream of being a screenwriter has been put on the back burner. Emma, however, being the optimistic person she is, is ok with it.
One day, her ex presents her with a once in a lifetime opportunity- a chance to rewrite a rom-com written by THE Charlie Yates! Emma is skeptical because not only does she feel uncomfortable leaving her father, but also, why would Charlie Yates need her help??
Turns out the rom-com is horrible! Absolutely terrible! Charlie is not a rom-com guy and it shows through his writing. But there is much more to it. Charlie does not believe in love or romance anymore. Life has been harsh for him in the love department, causing him to detach himself completely..
Until he meets the optimistic, breath of fresh air, believer in all things love and romance, Emma Wheeler.
This book is such a wonderful book, filled with many laughs and a lot of romance. I loved all the characters in this book, especially Emma and Charlie. They were perfect together! I also loved the fun mentions of real actors and actresses.
Another 5 star read by Katherine Center!

Thank you NetGalley, St Martins Press, and Kathering Center for this wonderful book!

4.25 stars

Good. Emotional. Angsty. I actually cried at one point, which I don’t do with a lot of books right now (there were extenuating circumstances, but still- this one was making me feel things). I liked the ending. All in all, I’ve been pretty happy with the handful of books I’ve read from this writer, and I look forward to exploring her next story as well.

Oh my gosh… my heart! I didn’t think it was possible to love a Katherine Center book more than her last 2, but she just keeps getting better. This book has everything I’ve come to love and expect from her, plus more. I just adored the quirky and fiery Emma, and Charlie was such a fun grump to love. There was the perfect balance of heartache and loss mixed with humor, hope and love, and I had such a vast array of feelings as I listened. Center has become a top favorite author of mine, and this book just solidifies why she’s in that top spot. The audio had fantastic narration as well!

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan audio for my ALC in exchange for my honest feedback!

This was a fun read!  It’s funny, witty, and cozy.  The deeper emotional story underneath all the lighthearted wit is captivating.  I love the way Katherine Center has a way of writing emotional stories with the perfect balance of humor and quirkiness.  There was so much to enjoy, but the pacing was a bit slow for me at times.  This is against the plot, story, or writing. I just prefer a faster-paced book that keeps my attention.  There were times when things felt a bit sluggish.

The plot was a lot of fun and I enjoyed the banter between the two characters. I can’t resist a broody character and Charlie was a perfectly GRUMPY closed-off character but he knows how to bring the swoon when needed. There were so numerous subtle romantic moments that captured my heart.  I found myself rooting for these two, and on the edge of my seat waiting for Emma to realize Charlie’s true feelings…despite his denial.

This is a standalone but if you are a fan of The Bodyguard you’ll join me in my giddiness from some surprise cameos. 

I switched between the audiobook and the ebook.  Patti Murin’s performance truly enhanced the story. Her portrayal of Emma brought out her wit while bringing out her flaws, longing, and dilemma of balancing her dreams and responsibilities at home.

Katherine Center does it again with a wonderful, clean, romance that will make you connect with the characters. When you need a feel-good story, pick this one up. I would give this book a solid 4.5 stars. I got to listen to this book on audio and the only small issue I noticed was Emma re-explains her father's illness about 35% in, which I didn't think was necessary. This book should be added to your list of books to read this summer.

Okay this was such a sweet read! Katherine Center writes such heartwarming rom-coms. The narrators were great and they story was engaging.

📚Book Review - The ROM-Commers 📚

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Katherine Center is an auto buy author for me so I was super excited to get The Rom-Commers from NetGalley.

Emma aspires to be a screenwriter but after her mother’s death and father’s injury she sets her dreams aside to manage her dad’s health and help raise her younger sister. When her agent lands her a deal rewriting her favorite screenwriter’s rom-com script, it’s an offer she can’t refuse.

There’s always so much I adorable about Katherine Center’s books. I loved the humor woven throughout the book, the connections to her previous book The Bodyguard and the polar opposite main characters.

Emma is sweet, thoughtful and puts the people she loves before herself in every situation. Charlie is stubborn, eclectic and initially self-absorbed. I love the grumpy sunshine trope and Katherine Center does it so well! I appreciate that her characters grow and change throughout the book from the lessons they learn and the relationships they form.

I love listening to Katherine Center books on audio. They are always so well done and I enjoy every minute.

Thank you, NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ALC.

This is an amazing read. I absolutely love Charlie and Emma from their first appearance on page until their very last. Their romance is full of twists and turns that is enjoyable to read. Their quirkiness adds to the enjoyment of the story and characters. These two were so much fun to spend time with. The secondary characters added to the fabric of the story and my enjoyment. I love the family and friend aspects of this story.

Katherine Center has this amazing way of expressing human experiences and emotions through her characters and what they go through during her stories. This book is no different. I cried, laughed and swooned. This book touched my heart and soul and left me wanting to read it all over again. This book packs a punch in the best possible way.

I enjoyed the audio version of this book and the narrator.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

this audiobook was just PERFECT! I loved the narrator, the story, the banter, and the ending. I would 100% recommend this book- it’s definitely in my top 3 favorite Katherine Center books (yeah I still can’t decide) and it gave me all the warm & fuzzies.

This is one of those Katherine Center's that very feely, made me cry, and had a good romance. On the Rom-com spectrum, it's much closer to a drama than a comedy. It was heart wrenching, but never made me laugh.

This book is so bingeable! I read this so fast in a day. I was so invested in how everything would turn out (mostly the movie script that they were writing, and the character of of Charlie). It's primarily about the joy of writing, caretaking of your family, and letting people in despite past relationship trauma.

The audiobook performance is average. Not annoying or bad in any way, not it didn't blow me away.

A video review including this book will be on my YouTube channel in the coming weeks, @ChloeFrizzle

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for a copy to review. All opinions are my own.

when I say that I REALLY enjoyed this book, that is very much high praise indeed! The narrator, Patti Murin did a fantastic job of bringing the characters and plot to life.

I opted to read this book because I’ve seen the book community gush over how excellent Katherine center books are and decided it was worth an honest shot, and I am very happy to say I had a blast and it was absolutely worth my time. I will definitely choose to read more of her work in the future.

The rom-commers follows two screen writers. Our MMC is a highly successful screen writer with many movies and awards under his belt, living up the high life in LA. Our FMC is a “failed” screenwriter (I feel it’s unfair to say failed as her dreams where halted due to being the sole caretaker of her father after a tragic incident), but as it stands her career just never took off.

Lucky for her, her ex beau is her manager and he sets her up with the task of helping our MMC resurrect his abominable attempt at his first ever rom-com write.

There is angst, banter, sexual tension, laughs, cries, everything your heart could desire. We have enemies to lovers, grumpy vs sunshine and an extraordinary loving and supportive family to the point they just make me want to cry happy tears.

At some points did I think wow this guy is an asshole? Yes, did sometimes I think wow that was so harsh I don’t know how I can emotionally recover? Also yes, but I loved every second and fully recommend. This may actually be my favourite romance book of all time, no cap.

Thank YOU Katherine center for this joyful work of art, thank you Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for an advanced listeners copy!

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒎-𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒃𝒚 𝑲𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓
Pub date: June 11, 2024

I received this ARC audiobook and started it blindly expecting a rom-com (obviously), and I really enjoyed it! I would laugh and ✨ swoon✨ while cleaning or cooking as I listened; it reminded me of 90's romcom. Charlie's character was intriguing; his initial 'mean persona' only made me curious about his motivations or past. Emma’s selflessness towards her family was relatable, and I can understand all her frustrations. The blend of emotions and humor was beautifully done and the chemistry between them...chef's kiss. I LOVED the banter.

I also really loved that this book gives you a sense of hope and encourages you to find joy in the best way possible as harder days leave you no choice. I'd definitely go watch this, if made into film! I was also pleasantly surprised that she also added an extra layer of fun cameos, prompting me to want to read more of her work.

Thank you to the author, NetGalley & Dreamscape Media for providing me an advanced copy of this book!

[Content warning: cancer, death of a parent, traumatic brain injury, divorce]

I listened to this book as an audiobook. Thanks Netgalley and Macmillan audio! This was so funny. The voice actors did a great job on this. As the description suggests, the book is told about two writers who team up together on a project. Emma is a nobody while Charlie is a really big somebody. Emma is staying in his home for six weeks and during that time they really connect. This story is littered with drunken nights, test results, family troubles and even a guinea pig. It’s funny, touching and sweet.

I discovered this author last year and now I am in love with her books.
The book was utterly adorable and the perfect easy read for summer. The relationship and chemistry between the main characters was perfectly written.
The beginning was a little slow, but that is my only complaint.

Thanks, St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio, for the review copies of the e-book and audiobook via NetGalley. (Available 11 June)

Where do I begin? I love Katherine Center. She’s a Ghirardelli chocolate brownie with chocolate chips, cooked in a cast iron skillet and topped with ice cream and hot fudge. She makes me smile, laugh, love love, and love stories. She reminds me that happiness is its own reward.

Emma put her screenwriting career on the back burner to care for her father. Only now, her high school best friend (and agent to superstar Charlie Yates) talks her into helping Charlie re-write an apocalyptically bad rom-com screenplay. Along the way, she teaches him why rom-coms provide so much joy.

As with other stories I love best, this one has interesting side characters to root for. There’s Emma’s spunky and sweet younger sister, who rolls in to take care of Dad while Emma gets her chance-of-a-lifetime. Then there’s Dad! “If there were a dad store, he’d be a bestseller. They’d have rows and rows of him for sale, right up front.”

As a bonus, take Center’s words, her joy, her love for love, and banter, and give them to actress/singer Patti Murin for delivery. She sparkles. The combination is pure genius, as I discovered last year with HELLO STRANGER. Even though I had a copy of the e-book, I knew to wait for the audiobook of this year’s gem.

To quote Emma, “All genres have a promise,” and romantic comedies promise to leave the audience happy and satisfied. In the hands of Katherine Center, it’s a promise you can take to the bank.

Emma Wheeler has been writing on the side for years. She would love for it to be her full-time job, but her "bigbreak" just hasn't happened... yet. So when her high-school friend/big shoot manager in La tells her about an opportunity, she thinks its too good to be true. I mean, who wouldn't want to write with "THE Charlie Yates"? So after securing her sister in the role of full-time caretaker f their father, Emma is off to LA. But when she arrives, she realizes working with Charlie Yates may not be the easiest of most fun opportunity, and she is quickly re-thinking her options.

Despite being very predictable, I really enjoyed this book. It is perfect for a fun summer read, with well-developed characters, and laughable comedic scenes, mixed in with truly corny heartfelt emotions as well. The audio quality of the book was good, with the narrators being easy to listen to, and enjoyable.

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center is a such a joy to read, mixed with laugh-out-loud moments and bits of heartache sprinkled throughout.

The novel follows the story of Emma, a screenwriter who never got her break since she spent most of her adult life as a caregiver for her father. When she gets a call from ex-boyfriend turned literary agent, she flies to LA to ghost write for a celebrated screenwriter who’s got the yips! Charlie, our screenwriter, has written a new romantic comedy…and it is just awful! After a rocky start, he and Emma decide to rewrite the movie, getting closer as they work together.

Without spoiling too much, I’ll say the depth of character was truly great, and Emma’s backstory made me root for her. Emma does everything for everyone else; it’s time for her to shine! Charlie is insecure, which makes him so personable. I loved Charlie’s complicated, slightly self-loathing confusion regarding love. As soon as I’d fall for Charlie, he would say something rude again. But together, their banter was electric!

The audiobook narrative by Patti Murin was exceptional as always. I’d like her to narrate my life, please!

I really loved this book. The writing is smart and funny, but also makes you reflect on life and the time we have together on this earth. I smiled like a goof but also cried for our MCs.

It was a joy and a pleasure to read, complete with a line dancing Italian cowboy! Once again, Katherine Center has delivered!! It’s perfect for summer!

4 stars!

Katherine Center's "The Rom-Commers" is another fabulous addition to her already stellar catalog of work. Is there anything she can't do?! Seriously! Every single book she writes is wonderful. Center is in the business of writing comfort books, and that's just what we've got here. I found myself fully immersed in Emma and Charlie's story from the very beginning. Chapter one hooks you and then never lets you go. I liked the differences between Emma and Charlie. Where she is an unknown writer obsessed with Charlie's entire career, he is a famous, decorated writer with tons of money and fame and has no idea who she is. Where she loves love and loves writing about love, he doesn't believe in all that mumbo jumbo despite it fueling his career for years. Their vast differences make their pairing all the more delicious. Though Charlie starts out being a huge d1ck to Emma, he eventually comes around. As we learn more about why they both act as they do, we find that they are both carrying a lot of baggage with them. Their problems feel realistic and mostly fully fleshed-out, integrating well with the work and love aspects of the story. I found this story to be heartfelt and well-paced. I laughed a lot while reading it, and even got a little misty when it came to Emma's father and family dynamic. That part was very compelling (but I don't want to spoil it, so I won't say much more!). The book has a great ending and excellent side characters. My chief complaint is that I didn't feel a humongous spark between Emma and Charlie until the last few percentage points of the book. I would have liked a bit more depth between them. A lot of their connection felt surface-level and convenient because of their proximity to one another. It's not until the very end of the book that that changed for me. Still, I think almost everyone will enjoy this book (honestly, everyone should enjoy *most* of Katherine Center's books!). She is one of the few authors I've read who knows no misses. Patti Murin's audiobook narration is perfection. She brings authenticity to these characters and these situations!

Thank you to NetGalley, Katherine Center, and Macmillan Audio for the complimentary ALC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.