Absolutely loved this book. Solidified Katherine Center as an auto buy auto.
A cute “workplace” romance. So sweet.

This was SO good! Katherine Center and her ability to express the meaning of love and why love stories are so important is so profound. Loved these characters, the depth of their life experiences, and how they came together in the end.

I did a mix of physical and audio and loved my experience with both!

This book was like a warm hug for my soul. I was silly grinning the whole time. I love the grump and sunshine trope and this version did not disappoint. A little more of an emotional rollercoaster than I usually expect from Center, but I am HERE for it.

This book was everything I wanted it to be and more! I laughed and I cried and I laughed some more. I loved the lighthearted feel of this book but also appreciated the deeper and intimate moments of the story. There were so many good reminders in this book about how we get to choose the way we react to the circumstances in our lives.

The characters in this story had so much depth, they were witty and easy to fall in love with. I loved the palpable chemistry between Emma and Charlie. Emma’s dad is an angel and I love his storyline! I also appreciated the Jack Stapleton cameos.

I absolutely LOVED this book. I well be recommending it to everyone. Put it at the top of your summer reading list! You will not be disappointed.

This one wasn’t a favorite of mine. I’ve given every single KC book that I’ve read 5 stars but I just couldn’t do it with this one. I feel like the characters were forced and just didn’t mesh. I also feel like the lung cancer scare just wasn’t needed. The is a romcom. Why make it to where there has to be triggers like that?

“There are endless human stories, but they all end the same way. So it can’t be where you’re going that matters. It has to be how you get there.”

What happens when a very famous screenwriter who thinks love isn’t real is forced to write a rom-com with an unknown, unsuccessful (as of yet) screenwriter? Chaos and banter and probably love, that’s what. I mean, this is a Katherine Center book after all.

One of my favorite things about Katherine Center’s books (although there are many many favorite things) is how she always focuses on one profession. Screenwriting isn’t something I know much about or think much about but I feel like I learned so much about writing rom-coms and I loved that so much. Any book that talks about romance tropes feels like breaking the fourth wall and it’s one of my favorite things (see I have many favorite things).

This book has so much goodness: from lonely guinea pigs to line dancing to romance lessons and life lessons, it’s all so delightful. But there’s a lot of trauma too. Charlie and Emma have reasons to not let anyone close and there’s a lot to work through for both of them.

Did this book make me cry? Of course it did. But mostly during the epilogue because I loved everyone so much. Charlie and Emma and Emma’s whole family and even Jack Stapleton (yes, that Jack Stapleton!). They all prove that life isn’t always perfect or easy but it’s worth living and writing about.

Like all of Katherine Center's books, I love- love- loved it! Heartwarming story with relatable characters. The storyline was predictable, but just because you know the destination does not mean you cannot enjoy the journey. I read this one slowly - on purpose - so that I could make it last. Cannot wait for her next book!

So i loved this setup! A struggling screenwriter gets the opportunity to write a rom com with her ultimate screenwriter crush, while also teaching him love exists! very cute! they’re was a lot of fun, silly pinning. line dancing, romantically falling on each other, and getting him over his fear of water. i liked our two characters for the most part(i had issues with Emma near the end), i really loved Charlie, he was a complicated character who kept a lot inside. Where this lost me a bit, was when Emma’s father has a medical issue near the end, she was absolutely awful to her younger sister, who said something hurtful back to her- and Emma NEVER apologized?? even after Sylvia apologized to her she never even mentioned her part in it- that really just rubbed the the wrong way, and i wasn’t able to totally get back on her side. but overall this was a sweet, fun, and emotional rom com!

Katherine Center’s new novel The Rom-Commers has everything a Rom-Com should have mainly because it is about writing a Rom-Com. (How many times can I write Rom-Com in one review?) Emma Wheeler hasn’t had an easy life so far. Her inspiring dream of becoming a screenwriter and writing Rom-Coms is put on hold after a tragic accident that resulted in the death of her mother and the partial paralysis of her father. Emma becomes sole 24/7 caregiver of her father and only writes an odd job here and there with the help of her high school ex-boyfriend turned Hollywood Agent.

But as luck and Rom-Coms will have it, Emma is offered the job of a lifetime. Writing a Rom-Com with her writing hero Charles Yates. First, she has to convince Charles that there is an art to writing romance and maybe that love does exist.

This was such a fun book to read. It had all of the typical romance characteristics but also was told in a unique style. I loved both characters and found myself smiling and laughing along with their antics. Solid 4 stars. I highly recommend this book -perfect beach read with summer right around the corner.

I want to thank NetGalley for allowing me the opportunity to read an advanced copy and give my opinion in this review.

"I would write a hundred happy endings for us if I could."

First! Thanks Netgalley & Katherine Center for the chance to read this before publication 💕

I find it really hard to take the romance genre seriously, but I absolutely fell in love with this one! I laughed out loud, openly cried sitting next to strangers on a plane (what is it about altitude that makes everything seem more emotional than it needs to be?), and genuinely enjoyed the banter between the characters.

The tropes were tropey (enemies to coworkers to friends to lovers?)
The lines were cheesey
The ending was (somewhat) predictable, but as the protagonist said on the topic of rom-coms... "If you're surprised by the ending, somebody wasn't doing their job. We all know where it's headed, the fun is how we get there." And this book was definitely fun.

In "The Rom-Commers" by Katherine Center, readers are treated to a delightful romantic tale. This novel follows the lives of two gifted screenplay writers, Charlie and Emma, whose professional ambitions collide with their unexpected journey into love.

What unfolds is a rollercoaster of emotions as Charlie and Emma seem to take steps forward and then right back again.

The chemistry between Charlie and Emma is palpable, their exchanges brimming with humor, intellect, and undeniable charm. Their relationship blossoms gradually, mirroring the nuanced development of a well-crafted screenplay. I love their interactions and witty banter and was rooting for them the entire book.

Emma has been taking care of her father and her sister for the past 10 years, forgoing her own pleasures and writing job opportunities to take care of them. Now her old boyfriend/writing agent has offered her a dream opportunity to write with her celebrity crush screenwriter Charley Yates, but she has to move across the country for 6 weeks to do it. When her sister steps up to make that work, Emma finds that the job is not what it seems.

Charley and Emma are grumpy and sunshine. Charlie writes action films and doesn't believe in love, while Emma is an expert in all things Rom Com. The banter and chemistry between Emma and Charley is delightful while they try to repair his terrible rom com script and their antics at activities such as line dancing are lots of fun. I found myself missing some of Centers wonderful side characters in this one however. Emma's father and sister are great but we don't see much of them, and we do get a cameo appearance from Jack Stapleton from the Bodyguard, but that is what kept me from rating this one as high as I do most of her other books. Katherine Center is an auto buy author for me and I enjoyed this one, it just wasn't one of my favorites from her wonderful cannon of stories.

Thank you to the publisher and net galley for this e galley in return for an unbiased review.

I absolutely loved this story! This will be the romcom I'll be recommending this summer. It was just delightful. The romance was beautiful, and as usual with Center's novels, I appreciated the depth woven in with the fun. I especially appreciated the disability rep.

Highly, highly recommended! Add to the top of your summer reading list!

Every time I read a Katherine Center book I remember why I love romance novels so much. She is the best writer of her genre. The Rom-Commers is a work of art! I fell in love with the characters, their growth and relationship! I loved how we learned about what makes a good romance through their writing process, then got to experience it through the story. I laughed, I cried, my heart filled up with warm happy feelings. Chefs kiss!

💖 What’s it about?
Emma has given up her screenwriting dreams to care for her father, who was seriously injured in a hiking accident and needs full time care. But when her friend Logan secures her the opportunity of a lifetime—to ghost write a romcom for the famous screenwriter of her dreams in L.A. for six weeks—her sister won’t let her say no.

Emma flies to L.A. with stars in her eyes—only to learn that the opportunity is not at all what it seems. Screenwriter Charlie wants nothing to do with Emma or love, but they come to an agreement to try and make it work.

Soon the two lonely writers come to a comfortable living arrangement, and their pull to each other is undeniable.

💖 My thoughts:

Katherine! This book is amazing. I laughed out loud the whole time. Not only is this book a beautiful story about what love means in all of its forms (family, caretaking, romance), but it’s the perfect ode to romance movies and books.

And also, did I mention it’s hilarious?

So many small quirks made me guffaw. And the line-dancing chapter alone was enough to bring tears of laughter to my eyes.

I just loved this book so, so much and can’t wait to add a hard copy to my shelves!

The Rom-Commers, by Katherine Center, is an emotional romp through the love story of two screenwriters as they work on a screenplay to remember. This book, meant to be a rom-com, touched me in so many ways. When failing screenwriter, Emma, is paired with the enigmatic and famous Charlie Yates, what else could happen but magic — on and off the page…. Much thanks to NetGalley & St. Martin’s Press for this advanced copy for review.

4.5/5 (rounded up)

I really enjoyed this. This was a slow burn, but the story itself I felt was a good pace, and it held my attention throughout. There were many parts that had me laughing 🤣 and I even cried a little. Highly recommend.

I normally am not a fan of books that are about celebrities/screen plays but I became invested in this RomCom and as always Katherine did not disappoint.

Emma is an aspiring screenwriter who put her dreams on hold to care for her father who was in an accident several years earlier that left him needing 24/7, round the clock care. One day, Emma gets a call from an ex-boyfriend who is a Hollywood agent and he has a gig of a lifetime for her: to cowrite a new romcom with THE Charlie Yates. Charlie is Emma's hero so she decides to pack up everything and move to California for six weeks while leaving her father in her sister's care. When she arrives, she quickly realizes that not only does Charlie not know she is coming or want her there, but also that he has no plans of making this screenplay good. This is simply a stepping stone to get his actual passion project made. Can Emma convince this legendary screenwriter that romantic comedies are worthwhile?

I am not a typical romance reader and it takes a lot for romances to "WOW" me, but this one did. I love that The Rom-Commers isn't a cookie-cutter romance with a main character whose only goal in life is to fall in love. Emma and Charlie have depth to them and the side storylines are engaging and great additions to their story. This book had me crying in the last few chapters and excited to read more from Katherine Center.

Thank you SMPRomance and Netgalley for my gifted copy in exchange for an honest review.


I recommend not reading the last quarter of this in public at an airport like me! I was not expecting the emotional ending!! This is definitely my new favorite Katherine Center book!

Obviously as a romance reader I love romcoms, so I loved how Emma was trying to convince Charlie to believe in love. There were so many great moments between the characters! I’m not sure which scene was my favorite because there were so many.

You will fall in love with these characters right away. This is the perfect summer read, and I can’t wait to see everyone else fall in love with this book!