
The Rom-Commers
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.
Emma’s younger sister steps in for caretaking duties, and Emma moves to L.A. for six weeks for the writing gig of a lifetime. But what is it they say? Don’t meet your heroes? 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.
But Emma’s not going down without a fight. She will stand up for herself, and for rom-coms, and for love itself. She will convince him that love stories matter―even if she has to kiss him senseless to do it. But . . . what if that kiss is accidentally amazing? What if real life turns out to be so much . . . more real than fiction? What if the love story they’re writing breaks all Emma’s rules―and comes true?
- Spice
- 1/5
- Burn
- Slow
- Pages
- ~368
- Ending
- HEA
HEA means happily ever after: they end up together, for good.
How spicy is The Rom-Commers?
The Rom-Commers is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
- Steam: Glimpses and kisses
- Burn: Slow burn
- Pairing: One man, one woman
- POV: First person, heroine's POV only
- Ending: Happily ever after
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How spicy is The Rom-Commers?
The Rom-Commers is a 1 out of 5 on our spice scale: sweet (kisses only). Kissing, longing looks, maybe a fade-to-black. Nothing on the page.
Is The Rom-Commers a standalone?
Yes, The Rom-Commers is a standalone. You can read it on its own.
What tropes are in The Rom-Commers?
The Rom-Commers features workplace romance, disability rep. It is a slow burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.
Does The Rom-Commers have content warnings?
Our notes for The Rom-Commers include: death of a loved one. This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.
What should I read after The Rom-Commers?
If you loved The Rom-Commers, try Hello Stranger by Katherine Center, Attachments by Rainbow Rowell, The Honey-Don't List by Christina Lauren. They share its workplace romance and disability rep energy at a similar spice level.












