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Astra Capone

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Astra Capone is an international bestselling author and English and Creative Writing graduate, specializing in modern gothic dark romance with a vintage style rooted in 90s psychological thrillers. Astra writes a multi-book Hades x Persephone retelling that explores the reality of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and body dysmorphia. A proud member of The Authors’ Guild and the Human Authored initiative, she holds dual residency in Silicon Valley, CA, and Boulder, CO. She can often be found with her husband and cats, likely re-watching The X-Files.

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Astra Capone I find inspiration from mundane, daily tasks. For example: I recently got a new kitten, and she's integrating with my chonky potato of a three-year-ol…moreI find inspiration from mundane, daily tasks. For example: I recently got a new kitten, and she's integrating with my chonky potato of a three-year-old cat. They were chirping at each other, and I wondered what they were saying. My mind immediately jumped to, "Hey. That's a great idea for a new series. Have two people who don't speak the same language try to express their feelings." It's been done before, I know, like in Love Actually, but I'd be willing to put my own spin on it. Anyway, yeah, inspiration is everywhere. You just have to look.(less)
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Astra Capone - Kobo Update for Fool Me Once readers

Hi everyone!

I've stepped back from social media to increase my production and protect my mental health, but over the holiday break, my books were discovered by the readers of Kobo, who made me an international bestseller! (Thank you, Kobo readers!)

As I have no other way to reach my readers, I just wanted to let them know that I'll be migrating my books from D2D to direct publishing with Kobo Plus, Read more of this blog post »
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Published on January 02, 2026 12:16 Tags: fool-me-once-update, kobo-plus, kobo-readers
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