“This is ridiculous,” Sylvie said at last. “Just go ask him.”“Ask him?!” I gasped in horror. “I will never ask him!”“You don’t want to know?”“I desperately want to know,” I said. “But I will just privately obsess over it, like a normal person.”

Stop, drop, and preorder this book right now. Quirky, fun, romantic, emotional, thoughtful, hopeful, and absolutely full of character growth. I love Katherine Center and her books. And this one is no exception!

Thank you so much to SMP Romance for my complimentary e-arc of this book. All thoughts are my own.

*Previous death of a parent, cancer, previous major injuries with lasting effects,
*Some strong language, one closed door scene sort of

3.5⭐

I needed a palette cleanser after several heavy books, and Katherine Center never disappoints. This isn't my favorite of hers, but I still enjoyed it. The beginning was strong, and I'm obviously a huge fan of writers and reading about writing. However, the ending got a little messy with some major whiplash.

What I Loved: Writers being writers. Emma's dad. The dialogue - especially Emma's - was on point. Even her inner dialogue was funny and relatable.

What Could Have Been Better: Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I wasn't a huge fan of Charlie. Guy had some major red flags that Emma just zoomed right past. As a writer, he understood the importance of words and still wasn't careful with his toward her. Also, too much messy drunkenness at the end. Also, also, I'm all for cheese and happy endings, but this ending - especially that final monologue - was just too unbelievable even for the genre.

Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martins Press for my e-ARC.

I absolutely adore Katherine Center’s books and The Rom-Commers did not disappoint.

The story follows Emma, a want to be screen writer, who gave up her dream to take care of her ill father. When a once in a lifetime job comes her way, Emma jets off to LA to help her screenwriter and celebrity crush, Charlie Yates, rewrite his first rom-com.

The Rom-Commers was everything you could want in a Katherine Center rom-com. Lovable characters, real life issues, and a swoon worthy romance.

The normal person/celebrity trope is one of my absolute favorites. I love Katherine Center’s writing style and couldn’t wipe a big cheesy grin off my face while reading. This book read quick with a voice so strong it immediately sucked me in!Everyone is going to be talking about The Rom-Commers this summer!

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

Katherine Center’s writing is an absolute ray of sunshine that warms you completely from the inside out, a deep breath outdoors when there is rain on the horizon, a perfect bite of a perfectly baked chocolate cake. The Rom-Commers is written in a way that takes you on an emotional rollercoaster. You feel happy, and silly, and sad, and embarrassed, and mad and EVERYTHING in between. But mostly it made me feel hopeful, it made me feel good. I loved every moment of reading this book, I couldn’t put it down.
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Emma & Charlie are just so wonderful together. Emma pulling Charlie out of darkness and back into happiness where he could see and experience love and joy, first through her eyes then for real within himself. Their easy way of being together, complimenting each other, getting a rise out of each other and challenging each other is genuinely addictive. It makes you feel like falling in love.
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Thank you @netgalley & @stmartinspress for the ARC of this book! All thoughts and opinions are my own.

My favorite book by Katherine Center ever. Emma longs to be a writer but is committed to caring for her father 24/7 until she has the opportunity to shine up a rom com by a very famous, very handsome screenwriter. Unfortunately, he doesn't know she was tapped for the job and is unhappy when she shows up.

Is there anything better than a rom-com about two writers writing a rom-com?

Emma Wheeler is a writer at heart but has spent the last decade of her life taking care of her sick father and younger sister. So her life goals got put on hold…until now. Her oldest friend found a gig for her to help famous screenwriter Charlie Yates fix up the terrible rom-com screenplay he wrote. But things aren’t always straightforward as they each have their own baggage and some adjustments to make along the way.

Katherine Center does it again with a thoughtful story with impeccable character development. These damaged yet strong characters are portrayed in a way that will make you laugh and cry but promises to make you satisfied in the end with a true HEA ending which as Emma tells Charlie…is the definition of a rom com!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for sharing this ARC with me in exchange for my honest review.

Oh, how I wish I could give 10 stars! I am smitten with this book. I can’t wait until it is available to buy, I will be telling everyone to read it. The characters were just perfect, and the storyline was great. I smiled through almost all of this book. The parts I didn’t smile for, you will understand as you read. Once again, Katherine Center has hit a home run and this book is wonderful. Thank you to Netgalley for the early read, I am truly thankful.

I loved this book with my whole heart. I devoured it. I don’t typically gravitate to grumpy sunshine but I found Charlie to be so adorable & as soon as he started letting his walls down, my face started hurting from smiling at these pages. There is so much to love with this one- Emma’s family, the back story of each of the MCs, the banter, the ending.

So grateful I got to read this early. Thank you NG!

I love Katherine Center’s passion for the romance genre! This is my third book by this wonderful author and while I didn’t enjoy it as much as The Bodyguard, I did like it more than Hello Stranger! The plot was sweet but what always stands out for me with Center’s books is the fact that she’s going to unapologetically write romance novels for her readers while avoiding the haters.

Romance often gets dismissed as a silly little genre but Center’s work goes to show it’s serious business and there is nothing wrong with wanting to read these love stories.

To quote our main character, Emma “Love stories had lifted me up, delighted me, and educated me on the power of human kindness for years.”

Bravo, Katherine Center! Us romance lovers appreciate you and your books so much!

This book was wonderful! I read it all in one go. I love the plot and the main characters. They were just perfect for each other!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

This book was really wonderful….I fell in love with the characters. I couldn’t put this book down. This was my first time reading a book by Katherine Center but it certainly will not be my last. She had me tearful, giggling, and on the edge of my seat at times. I loved this part “whatever story you tell yourself about your life, that’s the one that’ll be true”. It makes you think! Definitely read this as soon as you can because you will not be disappointed! Thanks NetGalley and St. Matins Press for the advanced read I truly enjoyed it!!

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The Rom-Commers
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Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin's Press for the ARC! Another amazing read by Katherine Center! Love all of her books. Loved all the characters. So easy to find yourself wrapped up in the story and rooting for the two main characters and falling in love with the story. Highly recommend!

I can’t tell you how excited I was to get this arc, I devoured this book! I absolutely love Katherine Centers books they just make you feel so bubbly and happy!

When I was reading I looked down at the percentage and I was at 60% it just flew by playing like a movie in my head. I had to slow myself down so I can enjoy it because it doesn’t come out until July 2024

I laughed I giggled and I had anxiety just like Emma. The way anxiety is represented is really good and real.

Emma is a aspiring writer and she gets a part to help re-write a script with her favorite writer Charlie Yates! I loved that Jack Stapleton made an appearance!!! You’ve read about him I’m the Bodyguard another one of Katherine’s 5 star books!

It’s fun and a feel good book I highly recommend.

I'm adding Katherine Center to my list of celebs I'd love to meet! Her books are always laugh-out-loud funny with stories that are relatable that she must be a kick in real life! The Rom Commers is no exception - this book had me smiling and cheering! Loved it!

Emma is a talented if unappreciated writer. Charlie is her screenwriter idol. Emma's life changed course 10 years ago due to a tragic event. Her life is about to change direction again.

Katherine Center can make no mistake in my eyes. Her latest The Rom-Commers is no exception. The dialogue, the premise of each story, chemistry between characters is what I live for in a romantic story. In this one Katherine Center utilizes the first person POV and I loved it. As always, I really can’t wait for her next book. 5⭐️

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this complimentary ARC. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

In my book, Katherine Center is the reigning queen of character dialogue. The conversations feel authentic and like I’m right in the room watching the conversation take place. Her throne of talent also extends to the internal dialogue of the main character. The way she’s writes feels so personal to the reader. Her writing SHOWS you the characters, instead of just TELLING you about them.
“The job of a rom-com,” I said, “is to give you a simulated feeling of falling in love.”
With this particular book and the premise of screenwriters writing a rom-com movie, readers get a look into how KC herself feels about the joy and value of rom-coms.
“A rom-com should give you a swoony, hopeful, delicious, rising feeling of anticipation as you look forward to the moment when the two leads who are clearly mad for each other finally overcome all their obstacles, both internal and external, and get together.”

Emma, the female lead, was sweet and I liked her commitment to her family. But I felt blah about the male lead, Charlie; he was flat and uninteresting and I had a hard time buying into their connection - beyond the celebrity complex Emma brought into the relationship. I would’ve loved to get more of the relationship between Emma and her dad; this could’ve added a bit of depth and been a really endearing aspect to the story.
Something I love about KC’s books is her talent for pairing a deep and meaningful story with the comforting and engaging aspects of Rom-Coms we love - unfortunately, I didn’t find that with this particular book.

😍: no explicit bedroom scenes similar to her other books; crude humor and innuendos; one “proposition” scene
🤐: a vulgarity, crassness, and harsh language that feels more prevalent than her prior books
😇: a humanist worldview is clear in the conversations, statements, and beliefs of the characters

Thank you to Netgalley & St. Martin’s Press for the complimentary ebook in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

I always enjoy picking up a book written by Katherine Center. I find her writing style to be quirky, fun and emotional.

The Rom-Commers was exactly what you want from a Katherine Center story. The characters were unique and well developed.

Emma and Charlie were great main characters to spend time with. They had a lot of fun banter mixed with deep conversations. I enjoyed the secondary characters in the story as well. Especially Cuthburt!

Read this book if you enjoy:
-Fun banter
-Forced Proximity
-Work colleagues to lovers
-Character growth
-Heartfelt moments
-HEA

I will continue to pick up any book by this author. You’re always in for a fun journey with her characters.

Katherine Center’s last 2 books The Bodyguard and Hello Stranger were five star reads for me, so I was very excited for The Rom Commers! Maybe that made my expectations too high? What I loved: there is some great banter between our leads and lots of fun rom-com moments. Cuthbert the Guinea pig is precious. I also thought it was neat to have a cameo from another book. The premise was great. I liked the forced proximity. There are a lot of miscommunication moments. Very typical in the rom com genre, although they are so frustrating! I did think the ‘big’ miscommunication at the end was a pretty good one. I will say this took me several days to read, and normally I read her books in one sitting or two. There is a lot more language than I was expecting based on previous books as well. That’s one of the main reasons I liked her last 2 books so much- they were very easy to recommend to anyone. Some of the character traits and plot points felt very random to me. Like, Emma is a writer, but she’s also a super talented swimmer, and also a really amazing chef, and also her parents were in a freak accident, and she’s also got crazy red hair and she’s also this and also that. I realize that makes her multi dimensional, I’m just saying it felt like a lot of random things and that made it hard for me to get a handle on who she was until well into the book. Overall, if you love a rom-com I think you will enjoy this! The leads have really great chemistry, and lots of banter. Miscommunication is the name of the game here, and if that doesn’t frustrate you, you’ll like to watch it play out. I’d say this is a 3.75 star read for me.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ FIVE STARS for THE ROM-COMMERS from KATHERINE CENTER who has yet to let me down.

“If you wait for other people to light you up, then I gu as you’re at the mercy of darkness.”

In classic Katherine Center form. The ROM-Commers features a strong female lead opposite a not so eager for love male lead.

Stella is still reeling from the death of her mother and trying to survive, not thrive, while being the caretaker to her father. When an opportunity presents itself, Stella has to make a choice. Continue to care for her father, or let he sister step in for once.

What ensues is a classic swoon worthy romance but in the most backwards way. Charlie Yates is far from formidable, but his heart is definitely impenetrable. The banter between Stella and Charlie is funny, and despite Charlie’s lack of enthusiasm about working with Stella her not being on his level of achievement, Stella holds her own. It never mattered what he thought about her. All that mattered was what she thought about herself.

My favorite thing about Katherine Center books isn’t just how flawlessly she writes romance; it’s the heavy punch of advice she hits you with every. single. time.

I can’t wait for everyone to read this book and see Katherine Center knock it out of the park again.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martins Press for this ARC!

A delightful romantic comedy. For fans of Hallmark movies and classic rom-coms. A story of healing and self discovery.