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"!
❤️🩷💜❤️🩷💜❤️🩷💜

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.

Katherine Center always writes pleasant, fun rom-coms with a good balance of “real life problems” and character growth that I love, with a guaranteed happily ever after. Her manifesto on romances at the end of the audiobook is a perfect example of what she is bringing into the world. The narrator was excellent and I definitely enjoyed this book!

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan audio for advance access to The Rom-Commers audiobook.
I'm a newer Katherine Center fan, so I was so excited to be chosen.

The Rom-Commers is a romantic comedy about two screenwriters who work together to write a romantic comedy. Charlie Yates is a grumpy, divorced screenwriting legend. Emma is an unknown screenwriter who lives in Texas and is her fathers care giver. They are brought together to rewrite an awful script Charlie wrote.

The story had me laughing, cringing (in a good way-pantry scene), and crying! You can't go wrong with Katherine Center books. Publication date is June 11th, and I highly recommend checking it out!

I devoured this story. It’s kind of left me speechless- mostly because it gives you so much to think about. I hated Charlie most of this book- I just couldn’t figure him out and why he was acting that way to Emma.

The last 10% of this book I began to understand him and also cried that last 10% as well. So much wisdom in this book. It really makes you think of all you have to be grateful for.

Thank you, Katherine Center, for making me think of all I have to be grateful for.

Thank you for the ALC for my honest review.

I received an ARC of this audiobook from Netgalley
Author: Katherine Center
Narrator: Patti Murin and an afterword by Katherine Center
Stars: 5
Genre: Rom-Com

I love this audiobook! This book is about two writers that work together over a six week period. He’s a full-of-himself, multi-award-winning, super famous jackass who has a jaded view of life. She’s a strong woman, caretaker, sister-as-mom, happy-but-full-of-worry martyr type that has assured herself that she can’t have a dream as reality kind of life.

They live in 2 different world, but they share a love language: writing.

Both are convinced they don’t want or need each other. Both are wrong.

Katherine center once again has made a rom com masterpiece and Patti Murin has narrated it to perfection.

I have two favorite quotes from this book. I don’t think they will take away from the story, so here they are:

“There is absolutely no way to predict the infinite random forces in the world any of our choices will expose us to, how paralyzing would it be to even try”

“Whatever story you tell yourself about your life, that’s the one that will be true”

I hope this book becomes a movie. I highly recommend this to rom com lovers that are as smitten with the genre as I am.

4.5 rounded up

In this novel, we are introduced to Emma, an aspiring screenwriter who has been stalled in her career because she is the primary caretaker of her handicapped father. Following Emma’s little sister’s graduation, her best friend, who happens to be the agent of a celebrated screenwriter, orchestrates a collaboration between Emma and the award winning writer Charlie. Charlie, skeptical of love and struggling with a lackluster screenplay, finds himself at odds with Emma, who is determined to prove to him the magic of a truly captivating love story.

The Rom-Commers pulled me in from start with its delightful charm. The ensemble cast of characters truly stole my heart. The author's writing style effortlessly transported me into the heart of the story, making every scene come alive and helped me to feel the emotions of the characters. While there were a couple parts that felt a little “over the top” to me, the overall experience was nothing short of enchanting. This book was truly a love letter to all the romance lovers out there.

The Bodyguard still remains my favorite novel by Katherine Center but I did enjoy The Rom-Commers more than Things You Save in a Fire and Hello Stranger.

I did listen to this on audio and the narrator gets a 10/10 from me. She did an amazing job at bringing Emma’s character to life.

Thank you Macmillan audio and Netgalley for the ALC of this book!

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC of this audiobook. I’m a huge Center fan. I did a dance when I got this book. This book was very different than some of my favorites of hers. This book is a story of writers getting together to write. Not my favorite type of story. It wasn’t bad and it had a lot of good moments and pieces in the book. As a whole though I wasn’t super entertained and the narrator was really monotone for me.

Katherine Center does it again! What a beautiful story about Emma and Charlie. I loved the book from the beginning and could not put it down. The ending had me in happy and sad tears. I loved this book so much. Highly recommend!

This was beautiful. Katherine Center really pushes home that it’s not about the ending. (A good rom com always gives you the happy ending you expect). The fun is in the journey.

Emma is a screenwriter who just can’t. She missed so many opportunities as she became the primary caretaker of her father. She has spent the last 10 years managing his Ménière’s disease. She watched his sodium intake. Kept track of his water intake. Sticky noted everything in color codes. In doing so, she gave her sister the gift of those 10 years to do whatever she wanted to pursue.

Emmas writing manager insists it’s her turn to take. He’s scored a job for her. To write with none other than her most favorite writer of all time, Charlie freaking Yates. Award winner for many sci-fi fictional movies. He’s been tasked with writing a rom com. His screen play is the abomination of all rom coms. He can’t even get the ending right.

Charlie doesn’t know it. But he needs Emma’s help.

I devoured the audiobook version of this. Not only was it funny, but the voice actor was perfect for the book. Her inflection brought Emma to life. Katherine has given us a character that I want to be friends with.

I laughed. I cried. My heart fluttered over and over again. I really felt it when Emma said “I don’t have anxiety, I just worry all the time.”

I’m so grateful for #netgalley , #macmillinpress and #katherineCenter for the audiobook ARC. I cannot wait to share this with others this June!

Amazing!!! I absolutely did not want this book to end. A famous screenwriter needs a little bit of help with a romance book… cue Emma, a lover of the genre. She moves to LA for a six week stint to act as a ghost writer to fix the screenplay.

Emma was absolutely charming. I adored her strength and humor, as well as her commitment to keeping her family safe and healthy. The prose was beautiful and there were some amazingly detailed scenes. The theme of love and what it feels like was palpable.

Charlie was such a reluctant grump - it was so fun to watch him evolve. There were definitely some heavy moments, including discussion of loss of a parent in the past. Overall, though this was a pleasure to read - SUPER sweet, and it absolutely made me feel the feels.!

The bonus chapter from Charlie’s POV was PERFECTION!
Narrated by Patti Murin - wonderful!!

Thank you so much to @netgalley and MacMillan audio for the chance to review this audiobook. All thoughts and opinions are my own.