Justine Carmichael is a Sagittarius, a sharp-witted aspiring journalist who doesn’t believe a word of horoscopes. But when she bumps into her childhood friend Nick Jordan — an Aquarius and a true believer in the stars — she sees her chance. Working at the local magazine where Nick reads his monthly guide, she decides to give fate a little nudge: she’ll subtly tweak his horoscope to steer him toward her.

It’s only a column, after all. What harm could a few words do? Yet as the altered entries ripple outward, affecting not just Nick but the wider circle of readers, Justine realises that messing with fate is more complicated than she thought. Friendships, old wishes and long-buried crushes begin to stir. Nick responds in unexpected ways — and the stars might not be the only influence at work.

Witty, charming and deeply human, Star-Crossed is a modern romantic comedy about choice, chance and whether the story of our lives is written in the heavens — or by us.