:root{--cream:#fbf6ee;--cream2:#f4ebdd;--blush:#ecd3cc;--blush-d:#b9786c;--sage:#a9b8a0;--sage-d:#5f7257;--ink:#3b302a;--muted:#6e625a;--gold:#a8834a;
--serif:"Playfair Display",Georgia,serif;--serif2:"Cormorant Garamond",Georgia,serif;--body:"Lora",Georgia,serif}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--body);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.7;font-size:1.05rem;
background:var(--cream) url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence baseFrequency='.8' numOctaves='3'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 .4 0 0 0 0 .3 0 0 0 0 .2 0 0 0 .05 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E")}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
h1,h2,h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:500;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 .5em}
a{color:var(--blush-d)}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px}.skip:focus{left:1rem;top:1rem;background:#fff;padding:.5rem;z-index:99}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--sage-d);outline-offset:3px}
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:10;background:rgba(251,246,238,.94);backdrop-filter:blur(6px);border-bottom:1px solid var(--cream2)}
.nav{max-width:1150px;margin:auto;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;padding:.8rem 1.25rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.brand{font-family:var(--serif2);font-size:1.6rem;font-weight:600;color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:.03em}
.nav ul{list-style:none;display:flex;gap:1.5rem;margin:0;padding:0}
.nav ul a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;font-size:.95rem}.nav ul a:hover{color:var(--blush-d)}
.nav-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:1px solid var(--blush-d);color:var(--ink);padding:.35rem .8rem;border-radius:999px;font:inherit}
.hero{min-height:78vh;display:grid;place-items:center;text-align:center;padding:5rem 1.25rem;color:#fff;
background:linear-gradient(rgba(40,28,22,.45),rgba(40,28,22,.55)),url(../assets/img/hero-art.jpg) center 30%/cover}
.hero-inner{max-width:760px}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(3rem,9vw,6rem);margin:.1em 0;text-shadow:0 2px 18px rgba(0,0,0,.4)}
.eyebrow{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.22em;font-size:.78rem;color:var(--gold);margin:0 0 .5rem}
.hero .eyebrow{color:#f3dccb}
.tagline{font-family:var(--serif2);font-size:clamp(1.3rem,3vw,1.75rem);font-style:italic;margin:0 auto 2rem}
.hero-cta{display:flex;gap:1rem;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.btn{display:inline-block;font:600 .95rem var(--body);padding:.8rem 1.6rem;border-radius:999px;border:2px solid var(--blush-d);background:var(--blush-d);color:#fff;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer}
.btn:hover{background:#a3655a}.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:inherit}.hero .btn-ghost{border-color:#fff;color:#fff}
.btn[disabled]{opacity:.75;cursor:not-allowed}
section{padding:5rem 1.25rem}
.section-title{text-align:center;font-size:clamp(2rem,4vw,2.8rem)}
.section-title::after,.featured h2::after,.about h2::after{content:"";display:block;width:70px;height:2px;background:var(--sage);margin:.6rem auto 0}
.featured h2::after,.about h2::after{margin-left:0}
.shelf-grid{max-width:1000px;margin:2.5rem auto 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:2rem}
.shelf{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--cream2);border-radius:14px;padding:2rem;text-align:center;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(90,60,40,.07)}
.shelf:nth-child(2){background:#f3f5ef}
.shelf h3{font-size:1.8rem}.shelf p{color:var(--muted)}
.shelf-book{display:block;width:200px;margin:1.5rem auto 0;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--serif2);font-size:1.15rem;font-weight:600}
.shelf-book img,.placeholder-cover{border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 12px 24px rgba(60,40,30,.25);margin-bottom:.8rem;transition:transform .3s}
.shelf-book:hover img,.shelf-book:hover .placeholder-cover{transform:translateY(-4px)}
.placeholder-cover{aspect-ratio:5/8;background:linear-gradient(160deg,var(--sage-d),#3f4e3a);color:#f6efe2;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;padding:1rem;border:6px double rgba(246,239,226,.5)}
.placeholder-cover span{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.4rem;line-height:1.2}.placeholder-cover em{margin-top:1rem;font-family:var(--body);font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase}
.featured{background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--blush) 0%,#f6e6e0 100%)}
.featured-grid{max-width:1100px;margin:auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(240px,380px) 1fr;gap:3.5rem;align-items:start}
.featured-cover img{border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 20px 45px rgba(60,35,25,.35)}
.featured h2{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4.5vw,3.3rem)}
.book-tagline{font-family:var(--serif2);font-style:italic;font-size:1.6rem;color:#7a3214;margin:.2rem 0 1rem}
.meta{color:var(--muted);font-style:italic}
.blurb .closing{font-style:italic;font-family:var(--serif2);font-size:1.35rem}
.buy{display:flex;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:1.5rem}
.trailer .video-wrap{max-width:960px;margin:2rem auto 0;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 18px 40px rgba(60,35,25,.25);background:#000}
.trailer video{width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.caption{text-align:center;color:var(--muted);font-style:italic}
.mysteries{background:var(--sage);background:linear-gradient(180deg,#c3cfbb,#a9b8a0)}
.card{max-width:720px;margin:auto;background:var(--cream);border-radius:16px;padding:2.5rem;text-align:center;box-shadow:0 14px 35px rgba(40,60,40,.18)}
.card h2{font-size:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,2.5rem)}
.signup{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr auto;gap:1rem;align-items:end;text-align:left;margin-top:1.5rem}
.field label{display:block;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:.25rem}
.field input{width:100%;padding:.75rem .9rem;border:1px solid #cdbfae;border-radius:8px;font:inherit;background:#fff}
.form-note{grid-column:1/-1;text-align:center;font-size:.9rem;color:var(--muted);margin:0}
.about-grid{max-width:900px;margin:auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:220px 1fr;gap:3rem;align-items:center}
.photo-placeholder{aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;background:var(--cream2);border:2px dashed var(--blush-d);display:grid;place-items:center;color:var(--muted);font-style:italic}
.placeholder{background:#fff8e1;border-left:4px solid var(--gold);padding:1rem 1.25rem;color:var(--muted)}
.site-footer{background:var(--ink);color:#e9ddd0;text-align:center;padding:3rem 1rem}
.site-footer .brand{color:#fff;margin:0}.site-footer p{margin:.3rem 0}.small{font-size:.85rem;opacity:.75}
@media (max-width:820px){
 .nav-toggle{display:block}
 .nav ul{display:none;width:100%;flex-direction:column;gap:.2rem;padding-top:.6rem}
 .nav ul.open{display:flex}.nav ul a{display:block;padding:.5rem 0}
 .shelf-grid,.featured-grid,.about-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 .featured-cover{max-width:300px;margin:auto}
 .about-grid{text-align:center}.photo-placeholder{width:180px;margin:auto}
 .about h2::after{margin-left:auto}
 .signup{grid-template-columns:1fr}
 section{padding:3.5rem 1.1rem}.card{padding:1.75rem 1.25rem}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}*{transition:none!important}}

.author-art{display:block;max-width:320px;margin:auto}.author-art img{width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;border-radius:50%;box-shadow:0 12px 30px rgba(60,40,30,.18)}
@media (max-width:700px){.author-art{max-width:220px}}

/* multi-page additions */
.hero.hero-sm{min-height:auto;padding-top:5rem;padding-bottom:5rem}
.nav a[aria-current="page"]{text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:.3em}
.site-footer a{color:inherit}
.featured-text h1{margin-top:0}
.series-list{text-align:left;display:inline-block;margin:0 auto;line-height:1.9}