The Rom-Commers – Book Review
The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I’ve always loved romance, but for the past few years I had grown a bit disenchanted with the genre after reading one after another bad story that focused on little else than sex. Nothing against sex, but romance for me goes beyond that. I tried the so-called sweet romances and I couldn’t get into them either–there was no sexual tension and the love was kind of bland.
Recently I was at a bookstore event with other romance writers (did I forget to mention, I am a romance writer? Oh, the irony of it all) and I was telling this to one of them and she recommended a few rom-coms she had enjoyed in the past. I bought one of them to give romance another try.
And oh boy, am I glad I did. I absolutely LOVED The Rom-Commers, so much so I already bought another of Center’s rom-coms.
This book is witty (in the best way), well-written, full to the brim with subtle romantic moments (like when the MMC takes line-dancing classes just to please the FMC or how he says he loves her hair enough for both of them), high on sexual tension (without sex scenes), bits of drama to keep it real, and lots and lots of delightful humor.
I cannot recommend it enough. It was just what I needed to remind myself why I fell in love with romance as a young woman and the reason I write it myself.
Thank you Ms. Center, keep writing these fabulous stories.
