The concept behind this romcom is the cutest most perfect meet-cute I’ve ever heard of!!! I’ve loved all of Katherine Center’s books but this book put her at the top of my favorite authors with Emily Henry and Ali Hazelwood.

Then on top of that, Patti Murin, is the narrator! She can’t do any wrong and I will listen to anything she reads.

Everything about this audiobook and story is perfect.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audio arc of this book!!

I absolutely loved this book! The characters, the story, the storyline- it was everything!
Katherine Center has never disappointed me with any of her novels.
This book was exactly what I needed!

Planning a last minute spring break vacation, calls for a fantastic audio book to help keep you from stress packing.☀️👙🏝️🌊🍹🧳

Add this to your TBR for June 10!
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Oh Katherine Center, you know how to write a great love story. This book was the full package. I loved the honesty of the characters both being their complete imperfect selves. I smiled so many times, I got teary eyed a few times, I said “awe” out loud so many times, I laughed so much out loud my kids asked what I was laughing at, I just melted with the characters stories, and how this adorable story came together. I was so intrigued to see how it would unfold and end.

Emma has desperately longed to be a screenwriter, but during a family vacation, she lost her mom, and her dad was put in a wheelchair and needed full time care. She took on the roll of being a mom figure to her little sister, as well as full time caretaker for her dad. So her hopes and dreams have been put on the shelf. Her friend though, calls with a dream job. To help a very well known screen writer Charlie, someone she’s swooned over forever, rewrite a script. This means asking her sister to care for her dad, and head to LA. Charlie doesn’t take Emma in well at first, because he doesn’t want to rewrite the script. She is living with him in his mansion, and trying to get him to study the writing parts. She starts to realize his heart is afraid of love and she’s determined to change that. As they begin sharing their stories, and their hearts, sparks start to slowly fly….but then they blow up. Luckily for an honest video Emma’s friend shared that showed Charlie’s soft side towards her, they were able to rekindle. So much humor, heartbreak, courage, and love in this story!

Thank you @katherinecenter @netgalley and @macmillan.audio for this advance copy! #katherinecenter #romcommers #netgalley #macmillianaudio

Every Katherine Center story is my most looked forward to book of the entire year. I know I’m going to get an amazingly funny, sweet, romantic, love story that will leave me swooning this book is no exception! I adored the story and the characters they were very real to me with their issues and complex lives. I really didn’t know where the story was going to go and it kind of stressed me out! But of course the genius of Katherine’s writing is that it all works out in the end, but not in a way you would expect. These are fantastic characters and I would totally read each of their stories. The narrator, Patti Murin, was absolutely perfect and told the story brilliantly!

I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the advanced reading copy of Rom-Commers by Katherine Center.

This novel follows Emma Wheeler who wants nothing more than to follow her dreams of writing romantic comedies and to be a romance screenwriter. Emma has put her life on hold since her graduation where her family faced a tragic turn of events which left her the sole caregiver of her kind and loving father.

That is until she learns that Charlie Yates, her favourite screenwriter despite the fact he is a screenwriter for movies she would have otherwise no interest in, needs help with his first ever romance screenwrite. Even though she will be ghost writing she takes this as the opportunity of a lifetime. With her sister recently graduating she actually has the chance to leave her father behind with her to do something she has spent the last 10 years only dreaming about.

A bonus for fans of Katherine Centers other novels: Jack Stapleton, from The Bodyguard, makes an appearance in this novel.

I also appreciated the addition of the bonus scene and the authors note.

I always love Katherine Centers works. She is so creative and such a wordsmith. Katherine has a way of engaging the reader in a way I rarely see done by authors. I will always and forever pick up her books.

📚The Rom-Commers
🎧ALC Review(Copy gifted by @netgalley)
🚨While reviewed copy is gifted, opinions are always my own.
Status: Available June 11th, Not KU

🥰Enjoyment: This was my 3rd Katherine Center novel and while I enjoyed my previous reads (Hello Stranger & Happiness for Beginners), I absolutely DEVOURED this one. You know when you start a book and immediately are like “yep. I’m going to love this one”. This was one of those.

📖 🎧 Writing &/or Audio Style: Center’s writing is relatable and heartfelt and overall just easy to get into. You see me say that (“easy”) in probably every review of a book I love. I have a gnarly case of ADHD and if you don’t hook me… I’m out. This goes for writing and this goes for narration and thankfully this one had both. Patti Murin does an absolutely divine job of embodying both Emma and Charlie. This audiobook is a perfect example of where I would rather just have a female narrator read the entire book than listen to the male narrator stumble through a feminine voice and feminine emotions.

Ok stop. Normally this kind of book is the one I would give my full “modified cawpile” review to, but I just don’t feel like my words are good enough here. If you like Rom Coms? Read it. If you like audiobooks, listen read it. Just go do the thing. (Errr when you can cause… its not out yet.)

Thank you so much to Macmillan Audio for the free audiobook!

I don't even have to read a Katherine Center book to know I'm going to be giving it 5 stars; that's how confident I am in her ability to write exactly the book I want to read. She writes it. I read it. I love it. It's actually quite simple.

This one was no exception as I absolutely flew through the audiobook and was literally laughing out loud two different times by the 2% in mark. No one and I mean NO ONE actually makes me laugh in a book as much as KC does! She gets it! And she's actually just a funny person!

After reading Katherine's author's note in her previous book, HELLO STRANGER, and following her (religiously) on Instagram for years, I can't help but notice and understand her deep love for the romance genre and her defense of the romance genre. I really felt that part of her coming through in this book particularly through the female main character, Emma Wheeler. So while I could be way off, I feel like Emma Wheeler and Katherine Center have a lot in common which made me love the character Emma even more!

This story was just plain fun...which is always odd to say when you know how the heavy topics her books address while keeping the overall vibe light and airy. And this book had its fair share of big and hard topics: loss of parent, serious injuries, etc. etc.

The love story felt believable and realistic which I always appreciate, just two flawed people that find each other and can't live without each other.

The narrator Patti Murin did a wonderful job and definitely enhanced the reading experience!

I can't wait to read whatever Katherine writes next!

This one is probably my favorite of Katherine Center's books.

The Rom-Commers is witty, emotional (don't even get me started on Charlie's award speech 🥹) and fun. I loved the connection between Emma and Charlie. Their past struggles with loss, relationships, family and health had me bawling. But their friendship and banter had me laughing out loud (the Italian line dancer scene 😂). This book really had me feeling all the feels. I loved it!

Closed door/No spice
Famous MMC
Forced Proximity
Workplace Romance
Grumpy/Sunshine

The Rom-Commers comes out on June 11. It’s a must read! Huge thank you to NetGalley, Katherine Center, Macmillan Audio and St. Martins Press for the ALC and eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Katherine Center is a queen in the rom-com author category. I have enjoyed every book of hers. This one is no different. While the main character had me questioning some of her actions, this was fun to listen to and I would recommend it.

Thank you netgalley for The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

This book is for you if you’re in the mood for a feel-good; opposites attract romance without the heavy spice. The characters are fun and likable, but like any good romance, they each have their own corky flaws. It was a quick read and had me smiling and laughing at their banter.

I read this in Audiobook format and liked the narrator. She was easy to follow and did a great job with the voices. The author and narrator are a great match.

I definitely recommend adding the Rom-Commers to your summer reading TBR. It would make a great beach read. Or if you’re a mood reader and need something a little lighter but still want quality characters/plot.

Content warnings include parent illness and death.

I received an advanced copy of this book for my honest review.

Katherine Center is an auto read author for me and I loved this book! I think it would make the perfect romcom movie. I felt all the emotions in this book; happiness at Emma getting her shot, sadness at the story of her mother dying, her fight with her sister, and Charlie's diagnosis, and laughter at the silly things Emma and Charlie would do while writing. I love that her hard work of taking care of her dad and putting herself last finally paid off and she got the opportunity that she deserved by working with her favorite screen writer and even director. There were a few throw backs to her previous books aka Jake Stapleton that made this story even more loveable. If this book is not on your radar for June, it should be! The narrators were great and I loved the bonus chapter read by Katherine Center herself.

The Rom-Commers was a fun, light, must read! Emma Wheeler is an aspiring screenwriter that is dedicated to serving others and not herself. She is given a once in a lifetime opportunity to re-write a script with Charlie Yates (her favourite screen writer)! There are a couple problems with this, Emma is the sole caregiver of her sick father and Charlie Yates isn’t interested in writing with “a failed, nobody screenwriter.” When her sister steps up to help with her father she travels to LA to write with her idol and this begins a series of comical and heart warming events.

I enjoyed the witty characters in this novel and their development. The pace of this book is pretty quick with only a couple of slower sections. The lessons about love were heartwarming. I would highly recommend The Rom-Commers as well as many other Katerine Center books.

I enjoyed the narration for the Rom-Commers was well paced and Patti Murin’s voice was easy to listen to. I enjoyed the audiobook as much as reading the novel.

Oh my goodness! Katherine Center just keeps getting better. This book had me laughing, crying, smiling, and it just felt like a huge hug. The characters were so perfect and fun, and I loved the way the book finished. This is a must read and I would give this 6 stars if I could!

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I've had the pleasure of hearing Katherine Center speak at a book signing event at which she said that she recommends people read her books in reverse publication order. She argues that just like most things in life, she has gotten better and better with practice and that she believes her newest work is always her best. To that, I'd have to agree. The Rom-Commers is a delight. The characters are lovable, and even though tough topics are discussed, Katherine Center always manages to masterfully weave themes of hope throughout her stories. Additionally, I highly recommend the audiobook. It was well produced, the narrator had nice pacing, she did a great job with the accents, and did well at both the male and female perspectives. I anticipate this will be a top read of the year for me and I hope you check it out as well.

Patti Murin performance of this story was so incredible!

Katherine Center is becoming on of my go-to romance authors lately! She delivers unique characters and a romance to make you swoon and kick your feet with giddiness.

Charlie Yates is a very well known and loved screenwriter and needs to write a Romantic Comedy in order to get his Mafia story filmed and his manager also happens to be best friends and manager of Emma Wheeler, a RomCom writer. Emma has put her whole life on hold while she takes care of her father after he got severely injured from a rock climbing incident. Emma is creative, a hopeless romantic, caring, sweet, and driven!

I adored Emma and Charlie together, they had such an easy dynamic together and I just love how she taught him so much, especially helping him realize what exactly love is. When he said he enjoyed going to the grocery with her and stocking the pantry!!! HOW CUTE!

when he said he wasn't in love because he googled it!!!!

also, I loved seeing Jack Stapleton from The Bodyguard make an appearance!

Katherine Center has written a rom-com about two writers writing a rom-com (a romantic comedy inception if you will) and it is EVERYTHING!! This is—somehow—my first read by this author but you better believe I’m about to go immediately binge everything she’s ever written. The dialogue? Flawlessly hilarious. The plot? Genius. The characters? Relatable and fun. The narrator of the audiobook? Couldn’t have done better casting. This book? Instantly one of my favorites I’ve ever read (and I read a lot).
My heart had no idea how much it needed this story.

Add “The Rom-Commers” to your TBR now, as it’s set to release June 11, 2024, and will make for the perfect summer read!

Incredibly thankful for NetGalley, Katherine Center, and Macmillan Audio giving me the opportunity to read an audio-ARC in exchange for this honest review.

I loved, loved, loved, loved "The Rom-Commers"!
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Author Katherine Center hit this rom-com out of the park.

I have read all of Katherine Center's books and this book joins "How to Walk Away" and "The Bodyguard" as my top faves.

From start to finish, I was completely engaged; fervently cheering for the book's deeply flawed and endearing protagonist.

The book was unputdownable and never too cheesy for this fastidious vegan.

It was an 11.5-hour audiobook that I never wanted to end.

Kudos to narrator Patti Murin for her Oscar-worthy performance.

ON MY KATHERINE CENTER WISH LIST:
I would love to see this rom-com about two screenwriters made into a Broadway play starring Sara Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick.

I would be first in line to see that production!

Special thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

5 enthusiastic stars!!!!!!

This was fun! I would describe it as a true movie-style rom-com (though I didn't laugh at any part). It has that easy, breezy, cute quality. Absolutely no smut or graphic sex scenes (thank you!).

The narrator was exceptional here and that helped add to my interest and enjoyment. My only grievance is this: the author clearly has never lived in Los Angeles or been to L.A. I'm not saying authors can only write about places they've lived but at least look at google maps?

Having lived in LA for over a decade so much about the descriptions of where they where, where they went, what was nearby, etc. was so off and "impossible" it took me out of the story and irked me. Those unfamiliar with LA probably won't notice.

For example, the guy lives in a historic mansion with a pool (fine) but her apartment is within walking distance, as is a cafe. LMAOOOOOOOOO

I enjoyed this book! The story and characters were really fun and likeable.

I really didn’t love the idea that Emma tried to force herself on the dude and got mad when he wouldn’t kiss her though, as soon as that moment happened the rest kinda lost me

Rating: 5/5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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If you don’t have an early copy of The Rom-Commers, you need to preorder it. This book was absolutely phenomenal and everything I didn’t know I needed at the current moment. I felt all of the emotions and I laughed and I (almost) cried and this one just left my heart so full that I cant stop thinking about it. I absolutely loved it, I’m sure this will be a contender for one of my top reads in 2024.
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The Rom-Commers is told from Emma’s POV and has a steady fast pace throughout. I loved both Emma and Charlie and the rest of the characters so much. These characters were so raw and their growth throughout the story was awesome. This story is so much more than just a romance. It’s funny and witty and there’s dealing with grief and illnesses and there’s family drama and leaning to understand oneself and so much more. From start to finish every single thing that happened to these characters felt so real. There were multiple “Oh my God” moments that had me audibly gasping and the ending was just *chefs kiss* perfection.
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Honestly, I could gush about this one for days on end, but I’ll keep this one short and sweet. This book is everything. It was incredible from start to finish and its one that you without a doubt need, regardless of if romance is your genre or not.
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I listened to this one while reading my eARC. It was narrated by Katherine Center and Patti Murin and this audio was incredible. To my audiobook fans - this is the way to go!!
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This one comes out on June 11. It’s a must read! Huge thank you to NetGalley, Katherine Center, Macmillan Audio and St. Martins Press for the ALC and eARC in exchange for my honest review.