Unscheduled
A Minneapolis blizzard. A therapist’s office. Two strangers who definitely did not plan on waiting out a snowstorm together—or enjoying it.
Contemporary and paranormal romance exploring trauma and the messy business of healing through relationships.
Explore my writingA screenwriter’s sense of dialogue meets a lifelong love of romance novels.
Kate Longoria is a romance author, award-winning screenwriter, and television producer. Born and raised in Galveston, Texas, she grew up surrounded by ghost stories that sparked a lifelong fascination with the unseen world. Drawing on her background in theatre, Kate also narrates audiobooks, bringing a performer’s sensibility to the stories she tells. Her writing is drawn to the funny, vulnerable moments that make us fall in love with characters—and to the strange, inexplicable things that remind us the world still holds a little mystery.
Get shut in with these cozy love stories.
Unlocked is a short story collection for anyone who loves the snowed-in trope: close quarters, emotional revelations, unexpected intimacy… now kiss!
A Minneapolis blizzard. A therapist’s office. Two strangers who definitely did not plan on waiting out a snowstorm together—or enjoying it.
Haunted by the past and trapped in an apartment all night, these two would rather face a ghost than their unspoken emotions.
They’re broken up. Now they’re locked in. Stuck in a storage unit with your ex—but make it sexy.
“We think of romance as an escape, but really, it’s a safe place to unearth what’s been hidden.”
Character-forward narration shaped by a background in theatre, screenwriting, and television.
Kate brings a performance-minded approach to audiobook narration, with an emphasis on natural dialogue, emotional specificity, and distinct character voices. Listen to selected samples below.
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