Should I be surprised that I loved this book? The answer is no, because Katherine Center wrote it. She was one of the first authors to make me fall in love with romance novels, and her writing is so unique and fun. Her books always have this distinctive flair that I can’t get enough of.

I was a tad unsure how I felt throughout this story. I enjoyed reading it and I liked the FMC, but the MMC (Charlie) really confused me. I didn’t know if I liked him or not, honestly. He was awkward and cute one moment, then terribly cruel the next. It took me until pretty much the end of the book to decide that I did, in fact, love him and that (most of) his actions were warranted.

The chemistry was amazing because it was full of coworkers turning into flirty friends vibes and the romance came a bit later. But that underlying flirtatious tension was always there.

Out of everything, my favourite part was by far the ending. It was romcom worthy and I loved the messages that were expressed. If you’re a romance reader, I highly recommend you read this one!

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for my gifted copy.

Unfortunately I did not get the hype with this one, I didn't like Charlie and I found him to be extremely condescending. This is the second book from Katherine Center and I think it might be my last :(

Such a good read that I enjoyed! I'm so glad that I got the chance to read it early and will definitely be recommending it to multiple people who enjoy these types of novels. I enjoyed the characters and especially enjoyed the writing by this author. I'm excited to see what the author comes out with next as I'll definitely be reading it! Thank you to the publisher for my early copy of this book!

Katherine Center does it again! She never fails to deliver a heartfelt story packed full of banter and touching moments.

Read this if you enjoy:
-grumpy x sunshine
-workplace romance
-romantic comedies
-denial of feelings

Triggers to watch out for:
-death of a parent
-traumatic medical events (brain injuries, cancer)
-adult caregiver to parent

Thank you to NetGalley and Katherine Center for the opportunity to read and review an Advanced Reader's Copy (ARC). I am intentionally leaving my thanks out of reviews for SMP...

🎬 REVIEW: The Rom-Commers 🎬

Emma Wheeler’s life goal? To become a screenwriter like her hero, the legendary Charlie Yates. So when she gets the chance to collaborate with him on a new rom-com script, she’s over the moon 🌙! But as they say, "never meet your heroes"… 👀

Katherine Center has mastered the art of blending sweet and tart in her stories, and this book is no exception 🍭🍋. It’s a fun, heartfelt tale of a woman who’s faced more than her fair share of life’s curveballs, only to walk away with more than she ever imagined 💪💖.

I absolutely loved Emma as a heroine and couldn’t help but root for her as she did everything to support her family! However, I wish we got a bit more insight into Charlie’s motivations. TBH, he came off as a bit of a jerk 😬. If Emma were my friend IRL, I’d tell her to ditch this clown 🤡 – ha! There’s a big reveal that explains his behavior, but let's be real: guys like this should stay in fiction 📚.

Overall, it’s an entertaining read (or listen)! 🎧 One scene, in particular, gave me serious 27 Dresses vibes when Katherine Heigl’s character says: “That was yesterday. Today you're just the bitch who broke my heart and cut up my mother's wedding dress.” I could not. 🤯

Check out this book if you’re into:

✨ Enemies to lovers
✨ Bad first impressions
✨ Forced proximity

P.S. If you’re on the hunt for more Katherine Center gems, I highly recommend Happiness for Beginners and The Bodyguard. 💕

Was only at chapter 3 when I decided I just couldn't stand the voice of this book. The main character made me feel angry she was so obnoxious

4.5 stars

Emma has given up ten years of her life to take care of her father and sister. Typical of oldest daughters, Emma put her entire life on hold and gave up her dreams in order to hold her family together and give her sister the chance to explore her dreams. But when an old friend calls her to offer her THE opportunity of her dreams—the chance to ghostwrite for her all-time favorite screenwriter, THE Charlie Yates—Emma’s family decides it’s time for Emma to finally start living her life for a little while.

Of course…dreams don’t come easy, right? And don’t they say to never meet your heroes? From the moment that Emma lands in LA, her dream job proves to be disappointment after disappointment…but slowly, that disappointment begins to morph into something else. Could this finally be Emma’s happily ever after? Or, as all rom-com lovers surely know, will that third act be too much to overcome?

I really liked this book!! There were moments that Emma really got on my nerves (same for Charlie), but I loved their banter together. And who can resist a guinea pig named Cuthbert?!

Thank you, Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for giving me the chance to read this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I thought the story for this was really cute. It played out well and had a lot of great rom-com elements. It's a good, quick read.

A lot of the dialogue I didn't care for. I feel like it was trying to be the "life's shirt, talk fast" type. Too "you hang up, no you hang up" going on. I also felt like this could of been shorter. Not everything that was in it, helped it out. I will try out more Katherine Center books and although I liked this one, I am not sure I'd say I loved it.

I loved this book so much! Such a sweet love story with all the tropes I love in a Rom Com. Emma is relatable because of her real situation with her family.

I am a Katherine Center fan and I absolutely love her books. I enjoyed this one but it didn't give me the usual Katherine Center feels. The middle of the book dragged a bit but the ending made up for that. Overall a solid read. Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC in exchange for my review.

Katherine Center is such a gem, her writing always brings me joy! I thoroughly enjoyed this fun, energizing romance read that conveyed truths about love.

A famous screenwriter has written a rom com that is absolutely horrible. A Texas writer becomes the key to making that rom-com come alive while documenting and proving how rom-coms actually can work and be successful. Their experience is funny, sad and feels real.

I absolutely loved this story! Katherine just knows how to help us feel what the characters are experiencing. She took two writers from different genres and made them come together for a unique and very cool story. I enjoyed these characters and could feel and imagine what they were going through. It was a great read! Four stars for this very enjoyable read!

The Rom-Commers is an entertaining and endearing novel about two writers whose paths cross unexpectedly. Emma is a writer, but due to family issues, she has largely had to put her writing on the back burner until the opportunity of a lifetime presents itself to work with a famous screenwriter, Charlie Yates. Will the two be able to successfully work together to create a screenplay one of them really cares about and the other doesn’t?

As usual, Katherine Center has created two characters you can’t help but root for during their time together. This is a nice light hearted romance for the summer!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest feedback.

I have a love/like relationship with Katherine Center. Some of her books are so amazing that I would read them twice and then some fall a little short. The newer ones have been so good to me whereas some of the older books she has written aren't that entertaining. I have never given her less than 3 stars though. Until today...

I was so excited to read The Rom-Commers and so excited that NetGalley chose me to read it. However, this book didn't hit the mark. Even though it is her newest book, it read like it was one of her older ones, with very shallow, unlikable characters and not really having a plot line. This was another book where they LITERALLY just met and he is super duper famous and she is super duper not and she just starts living in his house on a whim and then they are all over each other EVEN THOUGH they just met and he is incredibly famous. Just saying, if I was incredibly famous, I would not let someone I just met come and live in my house for no other reason than I feel bad. Even if it's for the plot.

I got about halfway through before I couldn't do it anymore. I thought about saying "I didn't like it but you may" and "I still recommend this book" but I think once you get that far into a book and have to put it down, that means it's bad, it's not just you as the reader. I wouldn't recommend this book.

Katherine Center’s books always give me all the happy feels, and the Rom-Commers did not disappoint! This was definitely a romance that I was rooting for. The characters were relatable and the plot captures your attention. Did I mention it was also funny? Love a good Katherine Center book and cannot wait for the next. Definitely pick this up if you need a good rom-com read!

Read If You Like:
+ Rom-Com
+ Grumpy/Sunshine
+ Workplace Romance
+ Forces Proximity
+ Slow Burn
+ Banter

My Thoughts:
This was such a cozy, swoony romantic comedy. Our FMC, Emma, is an amateur screen play writer who has been putting her career on hold while taking care of her father. Her agent ends up landing her a job writing with a successful and famous screen play writer, Charlie, in LA. After much reluctance, Emma decides to pack her bags, leave her father in the hands of her younger sister, and take the job of her dreams. Except when she gets there, she realizes that Charlie doesn't really want her help, but they are forced together to write anyways. I really loved Emma and her family's dynamics. Her father was such a bundle of joy and I can see why she was so devoted to taking care of him. Charlie, on the other hand, made me so frustrated and angry at times. I really disliked him at the start of the story but started to understand and like him more towards the end. Definitely a quick, fun romance read.

Thank you netgalley for sending me this e-book in return for an honest review

i do fear katherine center ate quite hard w this one...i loved the hollywood vibes of this and how they were still contained within the house and each other. katherine center has a knack for making every hero utterly charming and her writing so whimsical and this one is no different!

Katherine Center has another hit with The Rom-Commers! While I loved The Bodyguard, I despised Hello Stranger. The Rom-Commers features a similar dynamic to The Bodyguard or Happiness for Beginginers with a strong female lead that is clever, dependable but going through some turmoil (Hello Stranger's lead was a flighty ditz). I adored Emma and Charlie's dynamic and story and enjoyed Emma's family <3. This is perfect for fans of Book Lovers or Beach Read! I

3.5 stars. This was okay! Katherine Center is one of my favorite romance authors, but the romance in this one didn’t quite do it for me. I felt the relationship between the two characters wasn’t developed enough and left me wanting way more. The ending was still satisfying, and as always, I loved the incorporation of medical terminology. Although a bit of a miss, It was still enjoyable and I look forward to seeing what she does next!

A hilariously sad but sweet rom-com that I couldn’t enough of.
What I loved—Emma and Charlie, I laughed and cried way too much, sooo swoony, rom-coms, all the quirkiness

I loved this one from Katherine Center. She has a wonderful way of weaving humor and heartfelt moments together. I could absolutely see this being made into a movie of some kind. I mean who doesn’t love a pet guinea pig and double grand gestures? This was such a fun read that I will be recommending.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC.