This book was an absolute delight to read. I genuinely laughed out loud several times. I loved the little cameos from the bodyguard and the new characters I got to meet. I loved the nods to rom-coms throughout.

After I loved Katherine Center’s previous novel, The Bodyguard, I knew I had to read her latest, The Rom-Commers. I immediately dived in and it was all.the.things!

I didn’t know many details about the story going in, and so I don’t want to give too much away to not spoil any of what makes this book so wonderful. It truly is an experience to be swept along, even amidst some hard things.

So, if you like:
* The inside scoop, pull back the curtain details on writing a great rom-com
* Grumpy and sunshine romance, with a hint of famous/non-famous
* Funny and witty conversation
* Romantic tension, and some spice (although can be easily skimmed/skipped).
* Main character who grows and evolves
* Gasp out loud moments
* Setting: Florida and Los Angeles, California

Pre-order and be sure to pick up this gem for your summer reading by the pool or out in the sunshine!

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

What a delightful book! Once again, Katherine Center has written a book that has a simple premise, but complex characters that pull at your heart strings! She has turned into an auto-click author and I don’t even need to read the book blurb before purchasing! This one will surely be a summer hit!

Katherine Center has done it again! Was there ever any doubt? I loved how it was able to use writing a romcom movie in its story to make this the ultimate romcom book. It’s like a love letter to romcoms! I read this in two days and loved the banter and characters. I have only two small complaints; I found it impossible to believe that someone would be given a diagnosis of lung cancer when it’s really bronchitis. Even if the symptoms can look similar there’s no way a doctor would say the C word unless they were sure. Also, I wanted more of their love story. They only get together at the very end but I wanted them to have some more time together! Still, it’s a fun, easy, sweet story that I’ll happily recommend.

4.5 stars ⭐️ Katherine Center is a fav of mine so I always have high expectations and this one exceeded them. A heartwarming escape. One of the best rom coms that I’ve read in a long time.

This was such a fresh take on a writing-themed rom-com! I laughed out loud, I empathized with the characters, and I couldn’t put it down. The chemistry between Emma and Charlie was excellent, and their banter jumped off the page. I’m not sure that I needed the chapters that broke the fourth wall, but the Epilogue tied up those fourth-wall-breaking moments pretty well and helped them make a bit more sense. Overall, I truly enjoyed this book and will recommend it to others!

WOW THIS WAS AMAZING!! This was the rom-iest com-iest romcom that ever rom commed. It was funny, hopeful, and romantic. It would make the perfect rom com movie, I could picture it in my mind. It made me giggle and feel giddy. It pulled at my heart strings and made my heart ache for Emma and Charlie’s romance. I adore the way that Kathrine Center talks about and included real life struggles, grief, and illness. It was a beautiful balance of emotions. I loved this story from start to finish.

Classic Katherine Center in this fun writing filled romp. All your favorite tropes, books about writing, and characters with heart and depth is sure to be a summer hit

“Tragedy is a given. There is no version of human life that doesn’t involve reams of it. The question is what we do in the face of it all.”

Another amazing book by Katherine Center! This one was so funny and heartwarming. I absolutely loved it. Thank you to Netgalley for this wonderful book.

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📱 "The Rom-Commers” by Katherine Center

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To be published June 11, 2024

Thank you @netgalley for the eARC of this novel. 

I love how Katherine Center writes- it is easy, light reading always making me smile and laugh. And this was the perfect book to take my mind off of my leg surgery yesterday.

Emma Wheeler has dreamed of becoming a screenwriter and has some good romantic comedies she would love to put in a director’s hands. For 10 years she has devoted her life to caring for her wonderful dad while her younger sister finishes college. When her long-time friend Logan reached out with an opportunity of a lifetime- to re-write
a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates. Someone who Emma has been obsessed with. Emma travels to LA for 6 weeks for this job and her younger sister steps in as caretaker. Charlie Yates doesn’t want to write with anyone -much less “a failed, nobody screenwriter.” But the screenplay of a romantic comedy he tried to write is horrible and he doesn’t even believe in love. But Emma loves love and she will stand up for herself and what she believes in, especially rom-coms. And if she happens to fall for Charlie Yates all the better.


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Great book with a new storyline that I haven’t read before, and I’ve read a lot of rom-coms! I cried a little, laughed a LOT, and highlighted more sentences in this book than I have in any other one I’ve read. I love that the lead female stuck true to herself even when she felt her lowest. Could not put this book down, loved it!

Katherine Center's latest novel, The Rom-Commers, is her best one yet. Emma and Charlie will have you rooting for them as they work through their differences of opinions to re-write a screenplay about romance. Research plays an important part. Not all things go as expected, but the ending is very well done! Thanks, NetGalley and the publisher, for providing me with the ARC ebook that I read and reviewed. All opinions are my own.

The Rom-Commers is an enemies to lovers story between Emma Wheeler and Charlie Yates, who share the same agent. Charlie needed to write a romance screenplay as a way to get another one of his non-romance genre movies optioned. Enter Emma, a storyteller and romance expert. Charlie and Emma do not get along at first, but can she stick it out and get through the project? Read and you'll find out!

There were plenty of laugh out loud moments but admittedly I did not love this as much as Center's previous books. There was "something" missing with the depth of the story and characters. I would still recommend this book to fans of the author and romance in general, especially if you are a fan of the enemies to lovers trope. A quick, enjoyable read!

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Katherine Center has fully redeemed herself.

This book is a love letter to Rom Coms, centering on a screen writer who passed up her chance to be something to take care of her sick father. When a high school connection gives her the chance of a life time to move to LA and help a famous screen writer fix his script, the offers too good to turn down.

With witty banter, complex but relatable characters and a light hearted fast pacing definitely one that will stay on my top list for a while. If you loved Book Lovers, you’ll love this.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the early ARC of this book.
Tropes: Enemies to lovers, forced proximity, workplace lovers, opposites attract.
This book was deliciously written by Katherine Center. This is my first book of Katherine's and now I will be urgently going through her back log.
This book was a romcom at its finest. Inviting, warm, and funny. I laughed out loud at several parts.
Our MFC is Emma, an obscure screenwriter who has taken on hermit status taking care of her ailing father.
Our MMC is Charlie, an award-winning millionaire screenwriter. Also, a hermit taking care of no-one, including himself.
Charlie is known for his stories of zombies and mobsters. You know, serious works. Much to his horror, he has to write a romcom to get his next project greenlit. Enter Emma to the rescue to help. Emma is a walking rom com in all ways other than she doesn't actually date. She has hours of backlogged kisses, memorized movie lines, and a purse full of dreams.
Emma is optimistic despite a life full of obstacles. She finds the silver lining, almost to a fault. Charlie is our resident pessimist. He would rather focus on the negative and prepare for the worst to avoid certain disappointment. Charlie makes some really harsh comments to Emma both to her face and behind her back. Emma tends to internalize them and shrug them off. I really needed Emma to have more of a backbone. The way she allowed herself to be spoken about speaks volumes about her self-esteem. Charlies really never apologizes, and I take issue with this.
That aside, Emma and Charlie start to bring out the best in each other. You can see the change that Emma elicits in Charlie. They work well together, and their chemistry leaps off of the page.
Emma's family has the sweetest moments, and her dad is the true voice of reason throughout the book. He states, "happiness is always better with a little bit of sadness."
This book is about finding ourselves, our happiness, and learning how to trust ourselves and others. I would recommend to everyone!

Wow, Katherine Center delivers again with an adorable and lovely romantic comedy. I was absolutely hooked from the very beginning of the story, and if I didn't have a toddler, I probably would have read it in one sitting. The banter between Emma and Charlie...perfection. Emma's inner dialogue and thoughts throughout the entire story? Perfection. The way that Katherine incorporates the importance of family while teaching me about another medical situation was woven so well into the story as well. The only tiny thing that bothered me was how rushed the ending felt to me when we thought that Charlie was dying. The scene when he was accepting another award and then receives a phone calling saying just kidding, you don't have cancer just felt a little bit off to me. However, I did love how the epilogue tied up everyone's story. I will definitely be recommending this to all my romance reading friends. Thanks again for the advanced copy!

This is the best rom-com I’ve read in a while and I read a lot! It had me feeling such emotions for these characters. I was hopeful and swooning and sad all at once. The main characters are so vibrant and special. At times I was hoping for a little more rom and a little less com, but it all balanced out at the end! READ THIS, and then read Hello Stranger if you haven’t already.

US pub date: 6/11/24
Genre: rom-com (lol)
Quick summary: Aspiring screenwriter Emma is down on her luck - until she's recruited to turn legend Charlie's rom-com screenplay into something decent - and show him that love isn't just a cliche.

The Goodreads reviews for this one are fawning, so I was a little nervous going in that I would be disappointed. The good news is - I wasn't. This was a fun, lovely read, and I liked both Emma and Charlie's journeys. The bad news - it wasn't quite a five-star for me. But I think many, many rom-com will enjoy the banter and the grumpy-sunshine vibes.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press for providing an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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The Rom-Commers
Author: Katherine Center
Source: NetGalley
Pub Date: June 11, 2024

Emma Wheeler is a screenwriter, but because of a family tragedy, she is a full-time caregiver for her Dad, who was severely injured in a rock climbing accident. She has given up her dreams to take care of Dad since her Mom died in the accident. Emma is content, if not exhausted. But an unbelievable opportunity is offered for a job working with her favorite Hollywood writer to “fix” his romantic screenplay because this genre is far out of his wheelhouse, and he is clueless about how to put together a romance story. The stars align, and her younger sister can leave college to help with Dad’s care, thus giving Emma a chance to meet Charlie and help him fix his script as his ghostwriter. There is only one problem: Charlie Yates is a cantankerous and unhappy dude. Charlie has his reasons, but mostly, he doesn’t want to step out of his action-packed scripts to write a love story. This is a true enemy to friends to more romance. I want to encourage anyone wanting to read a romance or rom-com book to start with this story. It is a rom-com inside a rom-com. Emma and Charlie have a rough start, but the pay is good, and she wants to prove that she can write. This cozy and open-door rom-com is perfect and had me laughing out loud and “maybe” shedding a tear in parts. Katherine Center writes an ideal story and educates you on the rom-com genre. I’ll remind you in June because you DO NOT want to miss reading this charming, loving, and forgiving story of redemption. #TheRomCommers @katherinecenter @NetGalley @stmartinspress #romcom #chicklit #opendoor #HEA #Hollywood #fate #life #love #chance #ARC #June2024publication #5StarRead #witty #tender
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I received a complimentary copy of this ARC. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own. Thank you to the publisher, Netgalley, and the author for the opportunity to read this novel. Pub. Date: June 11, 2024
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4.5! It took me to the end of this read to really appreciate the entirety of this book. This is another very worthy novel by Katherine Center! Her writing is like no other, I’m not even sure how to describe it. I didn’t have to fight through this book, or force myself to read it - but I was wondering for a long time, if I was going to love or hate it. When I got to the 75% mark, I had that ‘ah-ha’ moment, and I knew this was going to be a great review.

Thank you so much to NetGalley & St. Martin’s press for the chance to read this ARC. I felt so privileged to get my hands on this one!