The Rom-Commers

Emma Wheeler is a struggling screenwriter who gets the chance of a lifetime when living legend Charlie Yates, known for his adrenaline-packed action films, needs a rescue for his rom-com fiasco. Though she is hesitant to leave her ailing father, Emma reluctantly hands over the caretaker reins to her younger sister and heads to Hollywood. When she arrives, however, she finds that Charlie not only knows his script is terrible, he has no desire to improve it and even less desire to give love the limelight. She’ll have to convince him that romance is real, or her big break will be over before it even begins. Center (Hello Stranger) presents a playful relationship fiction rom-com. The humorous, heartwarming story is not a sequel, but fans of Center’s The Bodyguard will appreciate the Jack Stapleton cameo. Narrator Patti Murin gives an upbeat, engaging performance of the likable Emma. Murin’s conversational air is especially absorbing when Center blithely breaks the fourth wall to address readers directly.