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/* Reader invitation: coastal color and a gentle gold sheen. */
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/* Books page: full-manuscript beta invitation, separate from the free sample. */
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@media(max-width:760px){.beta-invitation{margin-top:1.5rem;margin-bottom:2rem;padding:1.5rem}.beta-invitation h2{font-size:2.35rem}.beta-invitation .button{width:100%}}

/* Keep beta signup visible at the very top of the Books page content. */
.books-topline{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1.25rem;flex-wrap:wrap}.books-topline .button{max-width:100%}
@media(max-width:760px){.books-topline{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:1rem}.books-topline .button{width:100%}}


/* Book Two: a quiet coastal-blue and rose-pink work-in-progress notice. */
.book-in-progress{margin:0 10% 5rem;padding:2.25rem 2.5rem;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1.5rem;background:#e8f0f1;border:1px solid #bdd0d4;border-left:5px solid #cc8f9f;color:#214f5b}
.book-in-progress .eyebrow{color:#365e68}.book-in-progress h2{margin:.65rem 0 0;font-size:clamp(2.5rem,4vw,3.4rem)}
.book-in-progress .book-status{flex-shrink:0;margin:0;padding:.5rem 1rem;border:1px solid #bd7e90;border-radius:2px;background:#f7e5eb;color:#6d3949;font-size:.8125rem;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.04em}
@media(max-width:1000px){.book-in-progress{margin-inline:7%;padding:2rem}}
@media(max-width:760px){.book-in-progress{margin-bottom:3rem;padding:1.5rem;align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:1.25rem}.book-in-progress .eyebrow{font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.12em}}

/* Current cover replaces the retired promotional artwork without cropping. */
.current-cover-banner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:clamp(2rem,7vw,7rem);padding:3.5rem 8%;background:#124d54;color:#fff7eb}.current-cover-banner img{width:min(34%,260px);height:auto;min-height:0;object-fit:contain;box-shadow:0 14px 36px #07282b80}.current-cover-banner figcaption{max-width:520px}.current-cover-banner .eyebrow{color:#dfc48e}.current-cover-banner p{font:italic clamp(1.5rem,3vw,2.7rem)/1.35 Georgia,serif;margin:1rem 0 0}@media(max-width:600px){.current-cover-banner{gap:1.4rem;padding:2rem 6%}.current-cover-banner img{width:38%}.current-cover-banner .eyebrow{font-size:.65rem;letter-spacing:.12em}.current-cover-banner p{font-size:1.3rem}}

/* Kindle preorder: warm coral, ivory breathing room, and familiar little ghosts. */
.preorder-button,.hero .preorder-button{background:#efa59a;border-color:#efa59a;color:#092d31;font-weight:700;border-radius:4px;box-shadow:0 4px 0 #092d3120;padding:1.1rem 1.5rem}.preorder-button:hover,.hero .preorder-button:hover{background:#f7beb1;border-color:#f7beb1;color:#092d31}.preorder-button:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #bd985d;outline-offset:5px}
.hero-copy .hero-release{color:#f5d7b1;border-left:3px solid #efa59a;padding-left:1rem;margin:1.65rem 0 0;font-size:.9rem;line-height:1.65}.hero-release strong{color:#fff8ef;font-size:1rem}
.preorder-feature{position:relative;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:2.5rem;padding:3.5rem 10%;background:#f6e0d3;border-block:1px solid #d0ad7a;isolation:isolate;overflow:hidden}.preorder-feature h2{font-size:clamp(2.5rem,4vw,3.7rem);margin:.8rem 0 1rem}.preorder-feature h2 em{color:#88473d}.preorder-feature .eyebrow{color:#79553b}.preorder-feature p{margin:0;font-size:.94rem}.preorder-feature-actions{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:1.1rem;position:relative;z-index:1}.preorder-feature .preorder-button{background:#124d54;border-color:#124d54;color:#fff8ef}.preorder-feature .preorder-button:hover{background:#092d31}.preorder-feature>div:not(.preorder-ghosts){position:relative;z-index:1}
.preorder-ghosts{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.3rem;pointer-events:none;user-select:none;color:#fff8ef;flex-shrink:0}.preorder-ghosts svg{width:42px;height:54px;transform:rotate(-11deg);filter:drop-shadow(0 2px 0 #bd985d55)}.preorder-ghosts svg+svg{width:32px;height:43px;transform:rotate(13deg) translateY(6px)}.preorder-feature>.preorder-ghosts{position:absolute;right:8%;top:1.1rem;opacity:.95}.book-preorder{position:relative;background:#124d54;color:#fff8ef;border-top:4px solid #df8b86;border-bottom:1px solid #bd985d;padding:1.7rem;margin:1.5rem 0 2rem}.book-preorder .eyebrow{color:#e9cda0;padding-right:4rem}.book-preorder p{margin:.8rem 0 1.2rem;font-size:.9rem}.book-preorder>.preorder-ghosts{position:absolute;right:1rem;top:.6rem}.book-preorder .preorder-ghosts svg{width:30px}.book-preorder .preorder-ghosts svg+svg{width:24px}.book-preorder .preorder-button{max-width:100%}
.feature{background:#fff8ef;color:#173a3d}.feature .eyebrow{color:#8c4d40}.feature-copy p{color:#536464}.feature .text-link{color:#124d54}.current-cover-banner{background:#e9eeea;color:#173a3d;border-top:1px solid #ced9d3}.current-cover-banner .eyebrow{color:#765b32}.current-cover-banner img{box-shadow:0 14px 36px #07282b30}
.hero .ghost-a{opacity:.38}.hero .ghost-b{opacity:.5}.hero .ghost-c{opacity:.4}.sneak-peek{scroll-margin-top:2rem;padding:1.5rem;background:#f3e8da;border:1px solid #dcc6a6}
@media(max-width:760px){.preorder-feature{padding:3rem 7%;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:1.5rem}.preorder-feature>.preorder-ghosts{right:6%;top:1rem}.preorder-feature .eyebrow{padding-right:4rem;font-size:.65rem}.preorder-feature-actions{width:100%}.preorder-feature-actions .button{width:100%}.book-preorder{padding:1.3rem}.book-preorder .preorder-button{width:100%}.hero .ghost-c{opacity:.42}.sneak-peek{padding:1.25rem}.sneak-peek .actions{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;gap:.7rem}}

/* Hardcover announcement: approved blush cover, separate from Kindle preorder. */
.hardcover-feature{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:clamp(2rem,7vw,7rem);margin:0;padding:4rem 10%;background:#f8e9e5;color:#173a3d;border-block:1px solid #dcc6a6;scroll-margin-top:2rem}.hardcover-feature>img{display:block;width:clamp(160px,26vw,260px);height:auto;flex-shrink:0;box-shadow:0 14px 32px #563b3b26}.hardcover-feature>div{max-width:530px}.hardcover-feature h2{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4vw,3.5rem);line-height:1.1;margin:.8rem 0 1.2rem}.hardcover-feature h2 em{color:#88473d}.hardcover-feature .eyebrow{color:#79553b}.hardcover-feature .hardcover-status{display:inline-block;margin:0 0 .5rem;padding:.35rem .8rem;border:1px solid #bd7e90;border-radius:2px;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:600;color:#6d3949}.hardcover-feature .text-link{color:#124d54}.hardcover-feature+.book-in-progress{margin-top:4rem}@media(max-width:600px){.hardcover-feature{padding:3rem 7%;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:2rem}.hardcover-feature>img{width:min(65%,240px);align-self:center}.hardcover-feature h2{font-size:2.5rem}.hardcover-feature .eyebrow{font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.1em}}