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Star Child is a contemporary romance with science fiction underpinnings, following Cassidy Hollis, a self-sufficient graphic designer of 28, as a routine blood test unravels everything she thought she knew about her origins. The novel moves through three distinct registers: a controlled medical thriller, an emotionally demanding family revelation, and a warm, fast-developing romance. It does not resolve its central mystery. Instead it models the correct response to an unanswerable question: choose the people beside you, do the best you can, and stay curious about the rest.