The Rom-Commers: A Novel

Long-listed, Barnes and Noble Best New Books of the Year, 2024Long-listed, Best Books of the Year, 2024This program features a bonus scene and an author's note - both audio-exclusives - and acknowledgments read by the author."[Patti] Murin's portrayal of Emma is captivating - a blend of sass, humor, and empathy with impeccable timing and nuances." - AudioFileShe's rewriting his love story. But can she rewrite her own?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?A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.