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Thank you to SMP and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I really enjoyed The Bodyguard by Katherine Center, and liked Hello Stranger a little less. Sadly, I found that I enjoyed The Rom-Commers even less than that. The main characters were not super likeable, which made rooting for them difficult. I liked the insight provided on the writing process, especially as someone who likes to write, but there wasn't much else that I enjoyed unfortunately. It was a quick read, though, which I did like.

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Oh the feelings! I absolutely loved this book. My favorite part was the characters. The FMC was uniquely delightful and the slightly curmudgeonly MMC developed into a total catch. I might have literally (pun intended) swooned towards the end of the book. Throw in a thoughtful, loving family with a tragic backstory and this plot had everything it needed for success!

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I was so close to giving up on this book because I felt like it was dragging at the beginning but I’m so glad I kept going! I ended up really enjoying this book. There’s something about a prince that always gets me. Emma and Michel were perfect for each other and I’m glad they realized they were the most important thing in each other’s lives. My initial thought was this is going to be instalove and not be believable to me, but I didn’t end up feeling that way. The book didn’t need to be quite as long though. Overall a very cute story and premise and would recommend!

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Omg I absolutely loved this book!
I loved how in the characters writing a screenplay for a rom com, it created a rom com!
Everything Emma taught Charlie about rom coms was basically happening to them.
It was so unrealistic but made the reader realize that this is why we love rom coms!
I loved both the main characters.
I liked that even though it was a light, funny rom com, both characters were dealing with some pretty intense things in their lives.
I also loved the 1st person internal monologue. It added a comedic lightness to the book and made it that much more interesting.
I would 100% recommend this!
It was a slower burn, but it was definitely worth it!
The only thing that might have made it better would be a dual POV. I would have loved to read this from Charlie's point of view!

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A "serious" screenwriter is forced to write a rom-com, luckily, with help from an expert.

I recommend all things Katherine Center always; I don't make the rules. This book featured a very charming heroine with gumption and real issues. This title was a master class in what the rom-com is and what it should be and mixed a good amount of family drama in with the dram and the com. I really enjoyed this read and will recommend heartily to long time rom-com superfans and those looking to dip a toe alike!

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This was one of my favorite Katherine Centers book. The characters were relatable even though one was a celebrity. The couple going through their own problems and still finding a way to make a happily ever after. I typically dislike books dealing with the C word (cancer), but I loved the optimism this one brought.

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Katherine Center writes some of my favorite romcoms! I loved this grumpy x sunshine trope story. It was lovely how the MCs got to know each slowly and the romance flowed naturally. Also there was no 3rd act break up, praise the Lord. loved it!

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Total delight of a summer read. I love Katherine center because I can always recommend her to my closed door romance readers. She is a hit for them every time and her novels always have just the right amount of heart.

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I sincerely apologize that I am very late in reviewing this book because it was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Katherine did it again and hit it out of the park with this book. Katherine Center has become one of my all time favorite authors over there past couple of years and I will read and buy anything and everything she writes. Every time I read another one of her books, I am like “this is her best book yet. Not sure how she if she will top this one”, and then her next book comes out and it is always SO GOOD! I LOVED Emma and Charlie. I loved how their relationship growth from “enemies” to friends to love. I loved all the side characters, Emma’s father. Sister, Charlie’s ex-wife, their Agent. I loved the storyline of this book and all the character journeys. This book gave me the best warm and happy feelings. It was a top read for me in 2024 and I have recommended this to friends who also read it and loved it.



Thank you to NetGalley, Katherine Center, and the publisher for a copy of this book. This review is my own thoughts and opinions. Again, sorry for the delay in feedback.

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4⭐️

This book was super cute and funny!! I really enjoy this authors writing style - particularly the main character breaking the fourth wall to talk directly to the reader. It was very unique and unlike anything I’ve read before. My only gripe with this is a few moments that the main character had that just rubbed me the wrong way (for example, pressuring her colleague to kiss her for “research” and continuing to pursue him despite him saying no, and her basically blaming her sister for something tragic and accidental and never apologizing). Otherwise, I really enjoyed this.

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I truly do enjoy Katherine’s writing and that’s saying a lot considering this is my first book of her to read. I loved the dynamic between the characters and how she portrayed them and I also loved the romance.

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I read this book in one sitting! I thought it was a pretty enjoyable read, albeit heavy at a times. I also feel as though the third-act struggles were a bit unreasonable. Overall, I feel like the resolution at the end was a little disappointing and their conflict was a sharp uphill and then very easy resolution. This book addresses very heavy themes at times and I feel like that should be noted.

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I typically love Katherine Center's books, but I found myself putting this one down again and again. The story fully centers on the two main characters, Emma and Charlie. I wasn't quite sold on Charlie's character, but their relationship subtly builds and you grow to love both of them! True to form, Center's writing is a delight and this story will tug at your heartstrings. I would recommend if you are in the mood for character-driven story and slow build romance. Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for this e-ARC.

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Wonderful story, great character development, great writing! Highly recommend this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it

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I loved this book so much! Katherine Center has a knack for writing emotional books with sweet romance, relatable characters, and moments that pull at your heart strings.

I had been struggling with my first few reads of the year being just ok, but this is a definite five star read. The audiobook narrator was so well cast and did a wonderful job bringing Emma and Charlie to life. I was hooked from the very beginning of the book and I read the entire thing in one day.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing an ARC for an honest review.

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The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center gets three stars from me.

I liked the beginning, was bored during the middle and disliked the end. Just didn’t connect with this one.

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Emma loves all things rom coms, while Charlie thinks love is impossible. They collaborate to write a script for a rom com movie….. what could possibly happen?!

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I am kicking myself for taking so long to pick The Rom-Commers up!
Katherine Center can do no wrong with her rom-com’s and I ate up the entire story of Emma and Charlie. Their enemies-to-lovers journey is believable and emotionally raw, yet full of hope and joy. Approximately 80% through the book I was angry at one of the characters (I’m carefully avoiding spoilers here). I turn to my husband and say “I don’t feel good about this,” but that is just a testament to how well developed the characters are. Center does an excellent job at making the reader feel that they truly know Emma and Charlie. She has become an auto-buy author for me and one that I will continuously recommend.

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Rom-Com fans! The mother ship has arrived! Hop on for all the magic a truly genuine Katherine Center romantic comedy delivers.


The Rom-Commers is about a talented writer who has had to put her dreams of becoming a Hollywood screenwriter on hold in order to provide around the clock medical care for her father. When her unofficial agent (high school ex-boyfriend) presents Emma Wheeler with the opportunity to rewrite a romantic comedy for famous Hollywood screenwriter, Charlie Yates, her younger sister refuses to let Emma miss out on the chance of a lifetime and agrees to step in as caretaker.


Despite the lack of activity in her romance department, Emma is a huge romantic at heart, so when she reads her professional idol's pathetic impersonation of a romantic comedy script, she was truly appalled by the result. His draft was an abomination to the rom-com gods and deserved only one outcome--to become the liner of a trash can bin.


Emma flies to Hollywood to meet her hero and right a romantic comedy wrong, but much like his abhorrent script, Charlie and Emma's initial meeting is a disaster. Not only does Charlie refuse for a "failed nobody screenwriter" to rewrite his script, he could care less about the project at all. Charlie doesn't believe in love stories, and only clobbered together a script so he could receive the green light on another project.


But if caretaking for the past 10 years has taught Emma anything, it's to be tough. She digs deep in her reserves of determination and stubbornness to not only make his embarrassingly bad rom-com into a respectable work of greatness, but also convince him that this genre of film matters--not just to her, but to the world. Six weeks of persuasion, and even some kissing, start to blur the lines for Emma between convincing and falling. But Charlie is holding onto the real reason he didn't create his signature masterpiece for this rom-com script. Will it be too much for Emma and Charlie to overcome? You must read and find out!!

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher!
I could not stop reading this book (which was a real problem as it was my first week back to school, and I should have been sleeping a lot earlier). A fantastic plot, with characters you rooted for from the start. This story, about two somewhat damaged screenwriters who you can’t help hoping will find love totally deserves the movie treatment!

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