Emma has spent her life studying, obsessing over, and writing romantic comedy screenplays. Her biggest dream is to be a screenwriter. She's also been the sole caretaker for her father who requires full-time care. When she gets the opportunity to re-write a script for famous screenwriter Charlie Yates, she is overjoyed, knowing it's not an opportunity she can afford to pass up. Emma's younger sister steps up to take care of their father while Emma heads to L.A. for six weeks to re-write a romantic comedy with Charlie. The problem it turns out is that Charlie doesn't write with anyone AND his screenplay is absolutely horrible. To make things worse, he doesn't actually care about this script and wants it to be only passable to get a different one of his screenplays approved.

THE ROM-COMMERS is a story that snuck up on me and before I knew it, I was absolutely loving my reading experience, just like every other book I've read by Katherine Center to date.

All of the characters encountered in this story are vibrant, well-defined, relatable, and so fun to get to know. I absolutely adored the journey I got to take through Emma's POV as she takes on this new and exciting screenwriting opportunity. Emma is a main character who is so kind-hearted, strong, selfless, and relatable. I loved that she finally took a step to do something selfish and pushed through the obstacles placed before her to get to the good part. I adored Charlie as the MMC, he is absolutely a grouch but he has so much depth which the reader slowly gets to discover over the course of the book. I loved the banter shared between the two main characters - it was sassy at times with some of the best one-liners and was so much fun to read. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that I wholly adored the many swoon-worthy scenes - all in the name of research.

The plot is well written and thoughtful; it encompasses themes of friendship, love, forgiveness, and joy. The story created within these pages is rife with emotion as difficult topics are addressed, all the while maintaining a lightheartedness at its core. I really enjoyed the epilogue which was truly more than I could have asked for but the best way to end this story!

I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher, St. Martin's Press, of this advanced digital copy for the opportunity to read this novel in exchange for an honest review! All opinions shared are my own.