/* ==================================================
   1. Design tokens and global defaults
   ================================================== */

:root {
  --ink: #071217;
  --ink2: #0b171c;
  --cream: #e5ddd1;
  --paper: #d9d0c3;
  --gold: #a77a43;
  --muted: #c7bbae;
  --line: rgba(175, 137, 86, 0.48);
}
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  background: var(--ink);
}
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--ink);
  color: var(--cream);
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 18px;
}
img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}
a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
}
/* ==================================================
   2. Header and navigation
   ================================================== */

.site-header {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 10;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 28px clamp(24px, 7vw, 110px);
}
.brand {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
}
.main-nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 38px;
}
.main-nav a,
.menu-button {
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  font-size: 0.67rem;
}
.main-nav a {
  padding: 8px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
}
.main-nav a:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold);
}
.menu-button {
  display: none;
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 9px 12px;
}
/* ==================================================
   3. Homepage hero
   ================================================== */

.hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 620px;
  height: 76vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  background: url("images/hero.png") center 54% / cover no-repeat;
}
.hero-shade {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      rgba(3, 12, 16, 0.88) 0%,
      rgba(3, 12, 16, 0.56) 34%,
      rgba(3, 12, 16, 0.12) 67%,
      rgba(3, 12, 16, 0.38) 100%
    ),
    linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 12, 16, 0.48), transparent 42%);
}
.hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(560px, 82vw);
  margin-left: clamp(24px, 7vw, 110px);
  padding-top: 55px;
}
.hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(3rem, 5vw, 5.15rem);
  line-height: 0.92;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}
.rule {
  width: 190px;
  height: 28px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 22px 0 10px;
}
.rule:before,
.rule:after {
  content: "";
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  flex: 1;
}
.rule span {
  padding: 0 8px;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
}
.hero-inner > p {
  max-width: 460px;
  font-size: 1.24rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  margin: 0;
}
/* ==================================================
   4. Homepage introduction
   ================================================== */

.parchment {
  background-color: var(--paper);
  color: #171b1d;
  text-align: center;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.045) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 4px 4px;
}
.intro-panel {
  padding: 40px 20px 31px;
}
.intro-panel p {
  font-size: 1.32rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  margin: 0;
}
.gold-script {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-style: italic;
}
.intro-panel .gold-script {
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  margin-top: 12px;
}
.tiny-rule {
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-top: 10px;
}
/* ==================================================
   5. Books showcase
   ================================================== */

.books-section {
  padding: 38px clamp(24px, 7vw, 105px) 48px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #071217, #08151a);
}
.books-section h2 {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  font-size: 1.45rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.heading-rule {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 2px 0 20px;
}
.books-layout {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: auto;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 60px;
}
.book-group {
  max-width: 1240px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.book-group + .book-group {
  margin-top: 64px;
  padding-top: 48px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(207, 177, 139, 0.18);
}
.book-group-heading {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--cream);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.3em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.book-group .tiny-rule {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 8px 0 30px;
}
.book-block {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr;
  gap: 26px;
  align-items: center;
}
.book-block-reverse {
  grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr;
}
.book-block-featured {
  grid-column: 1/-1;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.8fr) minmax(260px, 1.2fr);
  max-width: 780px;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 4px auto 0;
  padding-top: 34px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(175, 137, 86, 0.28);
}
.book-block-featured .book-copy {
  max-width: 430px;
  justify-self: end;
}
.book-block-featured .cover-link {
  justify-content: flex-start;
}
.book-copy {
  text-align: center;
}
.book-copy h3 {
  font-size: 1.8rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.02;
  margin: 0;
}
.book-label {
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 8px 0 20px;
}
.book-copy > p:not(.book-label):not(.release) {
  line-height: 1.32;
  margin: 0;
}
.release {
  color: #c69a63;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  margin-top: 24px;
}
.cover-link img {
  width: 240px;
  height: auto;
  max-height: none;
  object-fit: contain;
  margin: 0 auto;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09);
  transition:
    transform 0.25s ease,
    box-shadow 0.25s ease;
}
.cover-link {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}
.cover-link:hover img {
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.62);
}
/* ==================================================
   6. Questions and home panels
   ================================================== */

.questions {
  min-height: 260px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 260px 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 30px;
  padding: 38px clamp(24px, 10vw, 160px);
  background:
    radial-gradient(
      circle at 76% 52%,
      rgba(179, 145, 101, 0.12),
      transparent 24%
    ),
    linear-gradient(120deg, #0c1a20, #071217);
}
.question-copy {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 1.23rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.question-copy p {
  margin: 0;
}
.question-copy blockquote {
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  color: #bd8b50;
  font-style: italic;
}
.tree-mark {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  justify-self: center;
}

.tree-mark img {
  width: 260px;
  max-width: none;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}
.home-panel {
  padding: 32px 20px;
}
.home-panel p {
  font-size: 2rem;
  line-height: 1.03;
  margin: 0;
}
.closing {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 26px 20px 30px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0a171c, #071217);
}
.closing p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
}
.closing .dots {
  color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
  margin: 4px 0 8px;
}
.closing .gold-script {
  font-size: 1.8rem;
}
/* ==================================================
   7. Footer, about copy, and contact form
   ================================================== */

.site-footer {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.25fr;
  gap: 80px;
  position: relative;
  padding: 52px clamp(24px, 10vw, 160px) 76px;
  background: #071217;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
}
.footer-about h2,
.contact-form h2 {
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.25em;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.footer-about p {
  max-width: 260px;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.contact-form {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 8px 14px;
}
.contact-form h2,
.contact-form label[for="message"],
.contact-form textarea,
.contact-form button,
.form-status {
  grid-column: 1/-1;
}
.contact-form label {
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.contact-form input,
.contact-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(194, 173, 145, 0.45);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 11px;
  font: inherit;
}
.contact-form textarea {
  resize: vertical;
}
.contact-form button {
  justify-self: start;
  margin-top: 6px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(194, 173, 145, 0.55);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 11px 20px;
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.67rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.contact-form button:hover {
  background: rgba(167, 122, 67, 0.16);
}
.form-status {
  min-height: 1.2em;
  margin: 2px 0 0;
  color: #c9ad86;
}
.copyright {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 24px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  color: #a79e93;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
/* ==================================================
   8. Individual book pages
   ================================================== */

.book-page {
  min-height: 100vh;
  background: linear-gradient(120deg, #071217, #0b1a20);
}
.book-page .site-header {
  position: relative;
}
.book-detail {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 45px 28px 80px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 390px) 1fr;
  gap: 70px;
  align-items: start;
}
.book-detail img {
  width: 100%;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.58);
}
.book-detail h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5vw, 5rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 0.95;
  margin: 10px 0;
}
.book-detail .eyebrow {
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  color: #c59a65;
  letter-spacing: 0.17em;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
}
.book-detail .description {
  font-size: 1.24rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #ddd2c5;
}

.book-detail p a {
  color: #c59a65;
}

.book-detail p a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

.back-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
  color: #cfb18b;
}
/* ==================================================
   9. Core responsive layout
   ================================================== */

@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .site-header {
    padding: 22px 24px;
  }
  .menu-button {
    display: block;
  }
  .main-nav {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    right: 24px;
    top: 70px;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    background: #071217;
    border: 1px solid var(--line);
    padding: 10px 20px;
  }
  .main-nav.open {
    display: flex;
  }
  .main-nav a {
    padding: 12px 0;
  }
  .hero {
    min-height: 640px;
    height: 85vh;
    background-position: 62% center;
  }
  .hero-shade {
    background:
      linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(3, 12, 16, 0.88), rgba(3, 12, 16, 0.47)),
      linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(3, 12, 16, 0.54), transparent);
  }
  .hero-inner {
    margin-left: 24px;
  }
  .books-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 48px;
  }
  .book-block,
  .book-block-reverse {
    max-width: 610px;
    margin: auto;
  }
  .book-block-featured {
    grid-column: auto;
    max-width: 610px;
    grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr;
    padding-top: 30px;
  }
  .questions {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    padding: 42px 24px;
    justify-self: stretch;
  }
  .tree-mark img {
    width: 180px;
    max-width: 70vw;
  }
  .site-footer {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    padding: 46px 24px 84px;
    gap: 32px;
  }
  .book-detail {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 34px;
  }
  .book-detail img {
    max-width: 400px;
    margin: auto;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 520px) {
  body {
    font-size: 16px;
  }
  .brand {
    font-size: 1.08rem;
  }
  .hero h1 {
    font-size: 3.15rem;
  }
  .book-block,
  .book-block-reverse,
  .book-block-featured {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .book-block .book-copy {
    order: 1;
  }
  .book-block .cover-link {
    order: 2;
  }
  .book-block-reverse .book-copy {
    order: 1;
  }
  .book-block-reverse .cover-link {
    order: 2;
  }
  .book-block-featured .book-copy {
    order: 1;
    justify-self: auto;
  }
  .book-block-featured .cover-link {
    order: 2;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  .cover-link img {
    max-width: 300px;
    margin: auto;
  }
  .contact-form {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
  .contact-form label,
  .contact-form input {
    grid-column: 1/-1;
  }
  .closing .gold-script {
    font-size: 1.5rem;
  }
}

/* Keep the original two-book row unchanged and centre the third book beneath it. */
@media (min-width: 851px) {
  .books-layout > .book-block-featured {
    grid-column: 1 / -1 !important;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 360px) 240px;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    column-gap: 42px;
    width: auto;
    max-width: none;
    margin: 12px 0 0;
    padding-top: 38px;
  }
  .books-layout > .book-block-featured .book-copy {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 360px;
    justify-self: end;
  }
  .books-layout > .book-block-featured .cover-link {
    width: 240px;
    justify-content: center;
  }
}

/* Prevent the two original books from being squeezed at medium desktop widths. */
@media (min-width: 521px) and (max-width: 1150px) {
  .books-layout {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 52px;
  }

  .book-block,
  .book-block-reverse,
  .book-block-featured {
    grid-column: auto;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 340px) 240px;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    column-gap: 42px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 720px;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .book-block-reverse {
    grid-template-columns: 240px minmax(260px, 340px);
  }

  .book-block-featured {
    padding-top: 36px;
    border-top: 1px solid rgba(175, 137, 86, 0.28);
  }

  .book-block-featured .book-copy {
    max-width: 340px;
    justify-self: auto;
  }

  .book-block-featured .cover-link {
    width: auto;
    justify-content: center;
  }
}
/* Background beneath the final straw-coloured section */
/* Footer background */

/* Keep the “Sometimes…” section plain dark */
/* ==================================================
   10. Homepage layout refinements
   ================================================== */

.closing {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #0a171c, #071217);
}

/* Background image only behind About the Author and Contact */
.site-footer {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 420px) minmax(420px, 700px);
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: start;
  background:
    linear-gradient(rgba(7, 18, 23, 0.6), rgba(7, 18, 23, 0.8)),
    url("images/footer-background.png");

  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

/* =========================================================
   READER LIST
   ========================================================= */

/* ==================================================
   11. Reader List signup
   ================================================== */

.reader-list-section {
  padding: 78px 24px 84px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(
      circle at 50% 0%,
      rgba(167, 122, 67, 0.12),
      transparent 38%
    ),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #0a171c, #071217);
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(175, 137, 86, 0.18);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(175, 137, 86, 0.18);
}

.reader-list-inner {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.reader-list-section .tiny-rule {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.reader-list-section h2 {
  margin: 0;
  color: #e5ddd1;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.2rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1;
}

.reader-list-section p {
  max-width: 610px;
  margin: 22px auto 0;
  color: #c7bbae;
  font-size: 1.24rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.reader-list-section .reader-list-promise {
  margin-top: 14px;
  color: #c69a63;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
}

.reader-list-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 34px;
  padding: 14px 25px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(194, 173, 145, 0.58);
  color: #e5ddd1;
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition:
    background 0.25s ease,
    transform 0.25s ease,
    border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.reader-list-button:hover,
.reader-list-button:focus-visible {
  background: rgba(167, 122, 67, 0.17);
  border-color: #c69a63;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .reader-list-section {
    padding: 62px 20px 68px;
  }

  .reader-list-section p {
    font-size: 1.12rem;
  }

  .reader-list-button {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 320px;
  }
}

/* =========================================================
   BOOK PREVIEW READING PAGE
   ========================================================= */

/* ==================================================
   12. Where We Take Root preview and reading page
   ================================================== */

.preview-page {
  min-height: 100vh;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(167, 122, 67, 0.1), transparent 32%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #071217 0%, #0a171c 100%);
}

.preview-page .site-header {
  position: absolute;
}

.preview-landing {
  min-height: 100vh;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, 390px) minmax(300px, 560px);
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: clamp(40px, 7vw, 100px);
  padding: 130px clamp(24px, 7vw, 110px) 80px;
  transition:
    opacity 0.8s ease,
    transform 0.8s ease;
}

.preview-landing.is-leaving {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(-18px);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.preview-cover {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 380px;
  justify-self: end;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 65px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.62);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
}

.preview-intro {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 560px;
}

.preview-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  color: #c69a63;
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.preview-intro h1 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: clamp(3.5rem, 7vw, 6.5rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 0.82;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}

.preview-author {
  margin: 25px 0 0;
  font-size: 1.35rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.preview-edition {
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  color: #c7bbae;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  font-style: italic;
}

.preview-rule {
  width: min(230px, 70%);
  margin: 30px auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  color: #a77a43;
}

.preview-rule::before,
.preview-rule::after {
  content: "";
  height: 1px;
  flex: 1;
  background: rgba(175, 137, 86, 0.48);
}

.preview-rule span {
  padding: 0 12px;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.preview-invitation {
  max-width: 430px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: #ddd2c5;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.preview-actions {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 36px;
}

.preview-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-width: 190px;
  padding: 14px 22px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(194, 173, 145, 0.62);
  background: transparent;
  color: #e5ddd1;
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition:
    background 0.25s ease,
    transform 0.25s ease,
    border-color 0.25s ease;
}

.preview-button:hover,
.preview-button:focus-visible {
  background: rgba(167, 122, 67, 0.17);
  border-color: #c69a63;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.preview-button-secondary {
  border-color: rgba(194, 173, 145, 0.32);
  color: #c7bbae;
}

.reading-shell {
  background: #d9d0c3;
  color: #1a1d1e;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.045) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 4px 4px;
  padding: 0 20px 110px;
}

.reading-page {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 110px clamp(24px, 7vw, 74px) 100px;
  background: rgba(249, 246, 239, 0.55);
  box-shadow: 0 0 70px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12);
}

.reading-page-header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 75px;
}

.reading-page-header .book-name {
  margin: 0;
  color: #80643f;
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.21em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.reading-page h2 {
  margin: 20px 0 0;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 6vw, 4.3rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
}

.prologue-text {
  font-size: 1.24rem;
  line-height: 1.82;
}

.prologue-text p {
  margin: 0 0 1.45em;
}

.prologue-text p:first-child::first-letter {
  float: left;
  margin: 0.08em 0.12em 0 0;
  font-size: 4.5em;
  line-height: 0.72;
  color: #80643f;
}

.preview-placeholder {
  padding: 24px;
  border: 1px dashed rgba(90, 75, 55, 0.35);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);
  font-style: italic;
  text-align: center;
}

.preview-ending {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 95px 24px 0;
  text-align: center;
}

.preview-ending .end-mark {
  color: #80643f;
  letter-spacing: 0.35em;
}

.preview-ending h2 {
  margin: 25px 0 12px;
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 2.3rem;
}

.preview-ending p {
  max-width: 520px;
  margin: 0 auto 18px;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.preview-ending .preview-actions {
  margin-top: 34px;
}

.preview-ending .preview-button {
  color: #1a1d1e;
  border-color: rgba(90, 75, 55, 0.42);
}

.preview-ending .preview-button:hover {
  background: rgba(128, 100, 63, 0.12);
  border-color: #80643f;
}

.return-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 38px;
  color: #80643f;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(128, 100, 63, 0.45);
}

@media (max-width: 850px) {
  .preview-page .site-header {
    position: absolute;
  }

  .preview-landing {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    text-align: center;
    padding-top: 115px;
  }

  .preview-cover {
    max-width: 300px;
    justify-self: center;
  }

  .preview-intro {
    justify-self: center;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .preview-landing {
    padding-left: 20px;
    padding-right: 20px;
  }

  .preview-cover {
    max-width: 245px;
  }

  .preview-intro h1 {
    font-size: 3.7rem;
  }

  .preview-actions {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: stretch;
  }

  .preview-button {
    width: 100%;
  }

  .reading-shell {
    padding-left: 0;
    padding-right: 0;
  }

  .reading-page {
    padding: 80px 24px 70px;
    box-shadow: none;
  }

  .prologue-text {
    font-size: 1.12rem;
    line-height: 1.72;
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html {
    scroll-behavior: auto;
  }

  .preview-landing,
  .preview-button {
    transition: none;
  }
}
/* ==================================================
   13. About-the-author feature image
   ================================================== */

.feature-image {
  position: relative;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 640px;
  padding: 70px 24px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;

  background-image: url("images/mid-footer-background.png");
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
}

.feature-image::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  background: rgba(7, 18, 23, 0.38);
}

.about-overlay {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  width: min(900px, 90%);
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.about-content {
  max-width: 650px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: var(--cream);
}

.about-content h2 {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4.5rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
}

.about-content p {
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.about-content p:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .feature-image {
    min-height: 560px;
    padding: 55px 22px;
  }

  .about-content p {
    font-size: 1.08rem;
  }
}

/* Centre the contact section */
/* ==================================================
   14. Final full-width footer alignment
   ================================================== */

.site-footer {
  display: block;
}

.contact-form {
  width: min(760px, 100%);
  margin: 0 auto;
}
/* =========================================================
   KIT READER LIST FORM
   ========================================================= */

.reader-list-section .formkit-form{
    width:100% !important;
    max-width:620px !important;
    margin:34px auto 0 !important;
    padding:0 !important;
    background:transparent !important;
    border:0 !important;
    box-shadow:none !important;
}

.reader-list-section .formkit-fields{
    display:grid !important;
    grid-template-columns:1fr !important;
    gap:14px !important;
}

.reader-list-section .formkit-field{
    width:100% !important;
    margin:0 !important;
}

.reader-list-section .formkit-input{
    width:100% !important;
    min-height:54px !important;
    padding:14px 18px !important;
    background:rgba(229,221,209,.06) !important;
    border:1px solid rgba(194,173,145,.58) !important;
    border-radius:0 !important;
    box-shadow:none !important;
    color:#e5ddd1 !important;
    font-family:Montserrat,Arial,sans-serif !important;
    font-size:.95rem !important;
}

.reader-list-section .formkit-input::placeholder{
    color:#c7bbae !important;
    opacity:.8 !important;
}

.reader-list-section .formkit-submit{
    width:100% !important;
    min-height:54px !important;
    margin:0 !important;
    background:transparent !important;
    border:1px solid rgba(194,173,145,.58) !important;
    border-radius:0 !important;
    color:#e5ddd1 !important;
    font-family:Montserrat,Arial,sans-serif !important;
    letter-spacing:.15em !important;
    text-transform:uppercase !important;
    transition:background .25s ease,border-color .25s ease !important;
}

.reader-list-section .formkit-submit:hover{
    background:rgba(167,122,67,.17) !important;
    border-color:#c69a63 !important;
}

.reader-list-section .formkit-submit span{
    font-size:0 !important;
}

.reader-list-section .formkit-submit span::after{
    content:"SEND ME THE FREE EBOOK";
    font-size:.68rem !important;
}

.reader-list-section .formkit-powered-by-convertkit{
    filter:invert(1) grayscale(1);
    opacity:.45 !important;
}

.reader-list-section .formkit-alert{
    color:#e5ddd1 !important;
    font-family:Montserrat,Arial,sans-serif !important;
}
.reader-list-section .formkit-alert-success{
    padding:16px 20px !important;
    background:rgba(167,122,67,.12) !important;
    border:1px solid rgba(194,173,145,.58) !important;
    border-radius:0 !important;
    color:#e5ddd1 !important;
    font-family:Montserrat,Arial,sans-serif !important;
}

.reader-list-section .formkit-alert-success *{
    color:#e5ddd1 !important;
}

/* =========================================================
   ARC TEAM PAGE
   ========================================================= */

/* ==================================================
   14. ARC Team application page
   ================================================== */

.arc-page {
  min-height: 100vh;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 50% 0%, rgba(167, 122, 67, 0.1), transparent 32%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #071217 0%, #0a171c 100%);
}

.arc-page .site-header {
  position: relative;
}

.arc-hero {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 700px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 56px 24px 10px;
}

.arc-hero .tiny-rule {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.arc-eyebrow {
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  color: #c69a63;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  font-size: 0.7rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}

.arc-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 6vw, 4.6rem);
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 0.98;
  margin: 0;
}

.arc-intro-copy {
  max-width: 560px;
  margin: 22px auto 0;
  color: #ddd2c5;
  font-size: 1.22rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.arc-details {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 54px auto 0;
  padding: 0 24px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 50px;
}

.arc-column h2 {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}

.arc-column ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.arc-column li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 26px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  color: #ddd2c5;
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.arc-column li::before {
  content: "✦";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0.05em;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
}

.arc-form-section {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 70px auto 0;
  padding: 46px clamp(24px, 5vw, 48px) 90px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(175, 137, 86, 0.28);
}

.arc-form-section h2 {
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 1.6rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}

.arc-form-section > p {
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  margin: 0 0 34px;
}

.arc-form {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 8px 14px;
}

.arc-form .arc-field-full,
.arc-form fieldset,
.arc-form .arc-checkbox-row,
.arc-form button,
.arc-form .form-status {
  grid-column: 1/-1;
}

.arc-form label {
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.arc-form input[type="text"],
.arc-form input[type="email"],
.arc-form textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 1px solid rgba(194, 173, 145, 0.45);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.025);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 11px;
  font: inherit;
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.arc-form textarea {
  resize: vertical;
}

.arc-form fieldset {
  border: 1px solid rgba(194, 173, 145, 0.3);
  padding: 14px 16px 16px;
  margin: 6px 0 0;
}

.arc-form legend {
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.66rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em;
  color: var(--muted);
  padding: 0 6px;
}

.arc-checkbox-grid {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px 22px;
  margin-top: 6px;
}

.arc-checkbox-grid label,
.arc-checkbox-row label {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", Georgia, serif;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: #ddd2c5;
}

.arc-form input[type="checkbox"] {
  accent-color: var(--gold);
  width: 16px;
  height: 16px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.arc-checkbox-row {
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(175, 137, 86, 0.2);
}

.arc-checkbox-row label {
  align-items: flex-start;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

.arc-form button {
  justify-self: center;
  margin-top: 22px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(194, 173, 145, 0.55);
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 13px 30px;
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition:
    background 0.25s ease,
    border-color 0.25s ease,
    transform 0.25s ease;
}

.arc-form button:hover,
.arc-form button:focus-visible {
  background: rgba(167, 122, 67, 0.17);
  border-color: #c69a63;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.arc-form button:disabled {
  opacity: 0.6;
  cursor: default;
  transform: none;
}

.arc-form .form-status {
  text-align: center;
  min-height: 1.2em;
  margin: 14px 0 0;
  color: #c9ad86;
}

.arc-page .back-link {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 0 70px;
}

@media (max-width: 700px) {
  .arc-details {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 36px;
  }

  .arc-form {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }
}

/* ==================================================
   15. Companion pieces — connected extras
   ================================================== */

.preview-landing.story-landing {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 640px);
  justify-items: center;
  text-align: center;
}

.preview-invitation a {
  color: #c69a63;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(198, 154, 99, 0.4);
}

.preview-invitation a:hover {
  border-color: #c69a63;
}

.prologue-text .story-tag {
  display: block;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #80643f;
  margin: 50px 0 26px;
}

.prologue-text em {
  color: #4a3a24;
}

.preview-ending p a {
  color: #80643f;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(128, 100, 63, 0.42);
}

.preview-ending p a:hover {
  border-color: #80643f;
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .prologue-text .story-tag {
    margin: 38px 0 20px;
  }
}

/* ==================================================
   Extras hub
   ================================================== */
.extras-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
  gap: 28px;
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
  padding: 0 24px;
}

.extras-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: 28px 24px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(207, 177, 139, 0.35);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02);
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
}

a.extras-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  border-color: var(--gold);
}

.extras-card-tag {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
}

.extras-card h2 {
  margin: 4px 0 2px;
  font-size: 1.4rem;
}

.extras-card p {
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  opacity: 0.85;
  flex-grow: 1;
}

.extras-card-link {
  font-family: "Montserrat", sans-serif;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
  align-self: flex-start;
  color: #cfb18b;
}

.extras-card-soon {
  opacity: 0.55;
}

.extras-card-soon .extras-card-link {
  border-bottom-color: transparent;
}