This book would make an excellent movie! I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it to be a quintessential romantic comedy, ticking all the right boxes. The emotional rollercoaster that this book takes the reader on is well worth it. I will enthusiastically recommend it as a book club selection for my friends and I to read and discuss together.

I love Katherine Center's books and was so excited to get my hands on this ARC. Emma is a struggling screenwriter who couldn't follow her dreams because she's caring for her sick dad. Suddenly she has the opportunity to work with her favorite screenwriter, Charlie Yates (in my mind he was kind of like Aaron Sorkin) on a romantic comedy. Emma and Charlie both have some baggage to work through and it is fun to watch their relationship and partnership develop. A solid addition to Center's body of work.

5/5 ⭐
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ARC REVIEW!!! this was SO unexpectedly good! i went into this book not really knowing anything about it or about katherine center but let me tell you! i will definitely be going back and reading all of katherine's backlog because this book was phenomenal! it was the perfect "rom com" and i just loved it so much.

we have emma, who is an aspiring screen writer, and she gets the opportunity of a lifetime to work with her favorite screen writer of all time - charlie yates. or so she thinks. when she gets to LA, her whole world comes crashing down. you'll have to read the book to find out what i'm talking about ;)

charlie and emma have a rocky start, but as they get to know each other, their relationship blooms into the most perfect thing i have ever witnessed. there were some heartbreaking moments in this book that had me crying like a baby, but it was so so so worth it in the end! 10/10 recommend this one if you're looking for a cutesy rom com that packs a punch!

read if you like:
-hollywood romance
-grumpy x sunshine
-forced proximity
-workplace romance
-no spice

thank you katherine center, st. martin's press, and netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest review!

Emma Wheeler wants to be a screen writer but has trouble breaking into the career because she is a full time caregiver to her father. When Emma’s long time friend Logan calls her for the opportunity of a lifetime it’s hard for Emma to turn it down. Emma has the chance to write a romantic comedy with the legendary Charlie Yates. The job isn’t quite what Emma or Charlie imagines but they both get so much more in the end.

Katherine Center does it again! I can’t remember the last time I read a book in one day. I couldn’t help myself! I was enchanted by the story and characters.

I adored Emma! She’s witty, smart and just plain adorable. I really connected with her character. Charlie is also lovable in his own way. I loved the character development in this book. You get to see Emma blossom into a confident writer and Charlie turn into a man who believes in love and hope.

I think the only reason why this book is 4.5 stars instead of 5 is because I hated how Charlie treated Emma sometimes. I’m not sure I could have forgiven or moved past some of the rude comments he made about her (even if they came from a place of fear).

Katherine Center does an amazing job of making you feel true emotions without having you sobbing in the fetal position. Not only is this story a wonderful read but it also has a great message about love and life. I love a good happily ever after!

I can’t recommend this book and Katherine Center enough!

Katherine Center deserves all of the stars! This book is truly incredible and has quickly become one of my favorite reads this year. Her writing style is engaging and clever, capturing my attention right from the start.

Charlie and Emma are well-developed characters with a wonderful balance of charm and depth. Their witty exchanges are enjoyable, and I found myself truly invested in their stories. The way they fall in love and support each other through challenges is portrayed in a heartfelt way, making their relationship feel authentic and heartwarming. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good romantic comedy with heart. It's a feel-good read that will leave you smiling long after you've finished the last page!

This book took me a lot longer to finish than I would have liked but honestly it has nothing to do with the book. Life has been super busy.

I did try to read this every free minute I got. It was definitely a very slow burn romance, but man did I love these characters. Highly recommend checking out.

It is a standalone romance, but you do see some characters that we met in The Bodyguard, which I also loved.

You can tell Katherine Center loves love by reading any one of her books but with the Rom-Commers... it is EXTRA delightful!

Emma has been the caretaker for her dad for the last several years. She's cool standing on the sidelines and helping out at home...especially if it means she can binge watch romcoms and add to her kiss folder. But when she has the opportunity to work with her FAVORITE screen writer, THE Charlie Yates, how can she say no?! LA bound she is with a suitcase and the idea that love is out there.. cynics be gone.

Yet, Emma is about to find out that Charlie does not want her there. He's just writing this absolutely horrendous romcom screenplay to then move on and screenwrite what he truly wants. He doesn't give an f about love, he's been burned before and it's not in his cards. He definitely doesn't want happy go lucky Emma, with her strawberry hoodie, to be in his house. But accept her he does as he starts to realize she may be just what he needs to come alive. Sometimes, all you need is a little comedy and some "oh snap that's romance" to make your life sparkle...at least, that's what Emma is set out to show.

I found myself clutching my heart while flipping pages of my kindle and holding my breath waiting for "THE" moment during some scenes! Others I wanted to throw the device because of Charlie's antics. Whenever I pick up a Center novel, I immediately believe that love exists and is out there for anyone. There were some memorable quotes and one liners that had me checking my emotions. But most of all? I had the biggest grin on my face for how everything went together.... just like love is supposed to.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for sharing this ARC!

Katherine Center has done it again! The Rom-Commers is a feel-good, true romantic comedy that will leave you with a smile on your face and a warm, fuzzy feeling in your heart. It's a perfect blend of humor, romance, and heartwarming moments...and it helps that Emma and Charlie are *chefs kiss*.

In this book, Emma Wheeler is a struggling playwright who has put her career on the back burner in order to help her family out. Her father is sick and her younger sister was away finishing college. She suddenly has an opportunity to go and help her idol, Charlie Yates, re-write his romantic comedy screenplay.

She leaves her sister in charge of her father who needs constant care and flys to LA to not only help Charlier Yates, but actually live with him during the screen re-write. During the course of the six weeks, the two go back and forth in crazy banter. The novel is full of swoon-worthing scenes that as expected, lead Emma and Charlie to fall in love. Katherine Center wraps up the novel with several heart felt themes that could help us all in life.

Katherine Center has beautifully written another romantic comedy! The Rom-Commers lives up to all its hype!

I read an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Katherine Center has done it again with another heart-warming romance.
I loved all of it! Center left no issue unresolved. I wasn't sure about the MMC at the start but in the end you couldn't not like him.
There's so many instances where I was thinking something about the dialogue, and then I would read it. Center knows what belongs in a romance. I'll definitely be recommending this to everyone who appreciates a great story.

Yet another good read from Katherine Center! No surprise that a book named the Rom-Commers is about a romantic comedy. In this case Emma, who has spent 10 years caring for her ill father, has a once in a lifetime chance to cowrite a screenplay with a Hollywood legend. Cue the hilarity! Charlie may be Hollywood’s golden boy but has no idea how to write a romcom. Enter Emma who has no track record writing for movies, but is a romcom savant. I admit that it took me a while to warm up to the book but once I did, I loved it.

Emma Wheeler dreams of being an accomplished screenwriter. She is an expert in rom-coms and has even had to opportunity to get her big break in the past but being the caretaker of her father has made it difficult to follow her dreams. She finally gets a big opportunity one she can't pass up, rewriting a screenplay for her idol Charlie Yates.

She leaves her dad in the care of her sister while she goes to LA for six weeks, but it does not go to plan. Charlie is no interested in having anyone write with him, less a person he considers a nobody. Her agent lied to her in saying she had the job when Charlie had no idea she was coming. Emma doesn't leave without first making it clear Charlie has no idea how to write a rom-com and how utterly terrible his script is. Over the next 6 weeks they really start to know each other and their writing goes well. A little too well and the love the write on the page may start bleeding into real life.

The author does it again. This was phenomenal I honestly would not change a thing about any of it. I laughed, I cried a lot, and i was rooting for both characters from the get go. Charlie is the ultimate grump but I never got annoyed with him. His motivations made sense and he was a very well rounded character. Emma was a doll and so funny. She brought so much optimism and warmth to the dynamic. It was really a beautiful novel and love story.

This book is a new favorite of mine. I adored The Bodyguard and Hello Stranger. This was no different. I feel that other authors have tried to encapsulate the same energy this book contained with little success. This story is beautiful, romantic, and will make you laugh out loud. Center has a talent for writing about unrealistic circumstances with utmost reality. They are everything romantic comedies should be! I can't wait for all my friends to read this book so we can yap about it and its perfectness.

Emma is a writer with potential who has been living in Texas caring for her invalid father for a decade but is presented with the opportunity of a lifetime - in LA. Charlie is an incredibly successful, and grouchy and arrogant, screenwriter who needs Emma's help and doesn't want it. This book has banter, it has cooking together, it has a despondent guinea pig, it has a high dive rescue. Emma works through grief and family issues. She stands up for herself to Charlie and to her sister.

I first listened to the audiobook, and I have to say the narrator's voice was perfect for the Emma, the heroine. The only part that bugged me was her British accent for Logan, it reminded me of Lindsay Lohan's faux accent in The Parent Trap. Shudder. After I listened to the audiobook I read the actual book and oh, why is reading the words always so much better. It was as lovely as reading it for the first time. And I have to say the piece de resistance was the author's note. In the audiobook, Katherine Center herself reads the note. It apparently didn't get published in the book, but it can be downloaded from her web site. She's the real thing and I'm a fan for life!

Kathleen Center does it again! In my experience her books never disappoint and this one is no exception.
Emma gets an opportunity to work with her hero writing a romcom movie. Charlie has spent his career writing thrillers and has written an awful romcom that needs a lot of work.
Emma is surprised to find that Charlie is kind of a jerk. But, she sticks it out in the hope that she’ll get her own script sold. Over time she and Charlie find the best in each other, it’s a sweet grumpy sunshine love story. 5 stars.

From the publisher:
Emma Wheeler desperately longs to be a screenwriter. She’s spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedies―good ones! That win contests! But she’s also been the sole caretaker for her kind-hearted dad, who needs full-time care. Now, when she gets a chance to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates―The Charlie Yates! Her personal writing god!―it’s a break too big to pass up.

Charlie Yates doesn’t want to write with anyone―much less “a failed, nobody screenwriter.” Worse, the romantic comedy he’s written is so terrible it might actually bring on the apocalypse. Plus! He doesn’t even care about the script―it’s just a means to get a different one green-lit. Oh, and he thinks love is an emotional Ponzi scheme.

Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley, I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

“Logan Scott called just as I was making dinner, and I almost didn’t answer because my dad and I were singing along to Abba’s greatest hits. ”
Here are reasons to read the Contemporary book:

Writer - Emma is a writer but she really wants to be a screenwriter sometime
Family Issues - but she has to take care of her dad who has a lot of different health issues
Her Crush - until one day her ex tells her she should help a famous screenwriter (and crush) re-write his terrible rom-com
Learning - because it’s quite possible he never really learned what love really is

After really enjoying a lot of this author’s stories, this one was anticipated this month. Emma is such a sympathetic character because she feels the burden of putting her own life aside to help her dad. The screenwriter, Charlie, is truly a grump who can’t communicate. While there are certain aspects of this story that seem familiar, I really loved how fast and enjoyable the story was.

This is everything I thought it would be. It has the wit, humor, and tenderness I have come to expect of all Katherine Center's books. She finds a way to make all of her characters incredibly lovable.

Emma is a bit of a nerd, and I love that about her. I also love that Charlie is a complete grump. He also thinks that he’s the best there ever was, until Emma knocks him down a peg or two. I love that they need each other. And I love the forced proximity. Can I just mention again how much I love Katherine Center’s characters?

There is so much to love about this book and any true romantic comedy fan is bound to love it. And for those audiobook fans? Yes, Patti Murin is fabulous. I don't know how else to put it!

“The job of a rom-com,” I said, “is to give you a simulated feeling of falling in love.”

Katherine Center has officially stolen my book-loving heart with her latest masterpiece, The Rom-Commers! She has definitely become an auto-buy author for me this year!
Emma Wheeler is living the dream after finally getting a break from caring for her father for ten whole years. And who's she teaming up with? None other than one of her idols, the legendary Charlie Yates, to write a screenplay. But Charlie is not thrilled about the idea of a rom-com, no sir.

“A great rom-com,” I said, “is just like sex. 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. Seriously—have you ever had fantastic sex that culminated in an epic orgasm and then said to yourself, God, that was so cliché. It should’ve had a different ending?”

Enter Emma, the whirlwind who's determined to make it work. He's only in it for the green light on his own mafia script, but Emma is all in for this rom-com ride. She's not backing down, determined to show Charlie the power of love stories, even if it means bending a few rules along the way. The chemistry between these two is slow to start, but boy does it gradually build. I was rooting for them from the very beginning, and I couldn't get enough of their banter and charm.
I can't even put into words how much this book wrecked me. I ugly cried, laughed so hard I snorted, and fell head over heels for Emma and Charlie. This book is a rollercoaster of emotions, with a perfect mix of heartwarming moments and laughs. Trust me, read it and thank me later. Katherine Center, you've done it again! 📚💕

“I had a theory that we gravitate toward the stories we need in life. Whatever we’re longing for—adventure, excitement, emotion, connection—we turn to stories that help us find it. Whatever questions we’re struggling with—sometimes ones so deep, we don’t even really know we’re asking them—we look for answers in stories.”

Thanks to Katherine Center, St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the ebook ARC. All opinions expressed are my own.

This was my first ever book by Katherine Center, and it certainly won't be my last. The Rom-Commers was one of those stories that deals with so much and just teaches us to appreciate the little things in life.

Emma Wheeler is an aspiring writer who had to put her dreams on hold to become a caretaker for her father. She receives the opportunity of a lifetime; go to Hollywood and assist her favorite screenplay writer of all time, Charlie Yates, in writing a rom-com.

You can say it isn't smooth sailing between these two at first. Emma will not give up, and Charlie is adamant that he won't write this story. He doesn't believe in love, and Emma fiercely tries to prove him wrong at every turn.

You can say Charlie was frustrating, and there were times when he said some hurtful things to Emma. These weren't the best moments. He was stubborn, but slowly, you see his love for her in all the smallest ways.

The Rom-Commers was such an emotional rollercoaster that had tears brimming in my eyes. I wanted to hate Charlie, but I just couldn't. He was just a little broken. This was a journey, and a slow burn one at that. These two took their time, and the forced proximity was chef's kiss! Also, let's not forget the cute guinea pig named Cuthbert. What a fun, yet angsty read!

loved this book! I think that this book had everything I look for in a romance. I will always give praise to any book that makes me cry. This story was cute and sweet while also being realistic and heartfelt. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the characters.

This was my second novel by Katherine Center, and I definitely prefer this one, but I am looking forward to reading other works by her.