/* Sterling Veil — author site
   Palette: deep burgundy, parchment cream, forest green, charcoal
   Type: Cormorant Garamond display, Inter body
*/

:root {
  --burgundy:    #5b1a2b;
  --burgundy-2:  #3d0f1c;
  --cream:       #f4ebd9;
  --cream-2:     #ead9bc;
  --parchment:   #fbf6ec;
  --ink:         #1c1a17;
  --moss:        #3a4a32;
  --moss-2:      #2a3525;
  --rule:        #c9b88f;
  --accent:      #b89354;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: 'Inter', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--parchment);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}

.wrap {
  max-width: 1140px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 28px;
}
.wrap.narrow { max-width: 720px; }

/* TOP BAR */
.topbar {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  background: rgba(251, 246, 236, 0.92);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 16px 28px;
}
.brand {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--burgundy);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.nav nav { display: flex; gap: 28px; align-items: center; }
.nav nav a {
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
}
.nav nav a:hover { color: var(--burgundy); }
.nav nav a.cta {
  background: var(--burgundy);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 9px 18px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.nav nav a.cta:hover { background: var(--burgundy-2); color: var(--cream); }

/* HERO */
.hero {
  padding: 96px 0 80px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--parchment) 0%, var(--cream) 100%);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
  gap: 64px;
  align-items: center;
}
.kicker {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--burgundy);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 0 0 22px;
}
.display {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(56px, 9vw, 112px);
  line-height: 0.96;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  color: var(--burgundy-2);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.lede {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 36px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.cta-row { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 15px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding: 14px 28px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: all 0.18s ease;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
}
.btn.primary {
  background: var(--burgundy);
  color: var(--cream);
}
.btn.primary:hover { background: var(--burgundy-2); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.btn.ghost {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--burgundy);
  border-color: var(--burgundy);
}
.btn.ghost:hover { background: var(--burgundy); color: var(--cream); }
.btn.big { padding: 18px 38px; font-size: 16px; margin-top: 36px; }
.asin {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: #6b6452;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  margin: 14px 0 0;
}

.hero-cover {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
}
.hero-cover img {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 420px;
  height: auto;
  box-shadow:
    0 30px 60px -20px rgba(28, 26, 23, 0.45),
    0 12px 28px -12px rgba(28, 26, 23, 0.35);
  border-radius: 2px;
}

/* PRAISE */
.praise {
  background: var(--burgundy);
  color: var(--cream);
  padding: 56px 0 64px;
}
.praise .wrap {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 32px;
}
.quote-card {
  border-left: 2px solid var(--accent);
  padding-left: 20px;
}
.quote-card.empty .quote-text { opacity: 0.45; }
.quote-text {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.quote-attr {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0.7;
  margin: 0;
}
.praise-note {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 13px;
  opacity: 0.7;
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  font-style: italic;
}

/* BOOK / BLURB */
.book {
  padding: 96px 0;
  background: var(--parchment);
}
.section-kicker {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--burgundy);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.section-title {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(34px, 5vw, 48px);
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  color: var(--burgundy-2);
}
.blurb {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* EXCERPT */
.excerpt {
  padding: 96px 0;
  background: var(--cream);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.prose {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.prose p { margin: 0 0 1.2em; }
.prose .dropcap::first-letter {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 4em;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.85;
  margin: 0.05em 0.08em -0.05em 0;
  color: var(--burgundy);
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* AUTHOR */
.author {
  padding: 96px 0;
  background: var(--moss);
  color: var(--cream);
}
.author .section-kicker { color: var(--accent); }
.author .section-title { color: var(--cream); }
.bio {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif;
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0 0 32px;
  color: var(--cream);
}
.socials { display: flex; gap: 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.social {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 10px 22px;
  border: 1px solid var(--accent);
  color: var(--cream);
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  border-radius: 2px;
  transition: all 0.18s ease;
}
.social:hover { background: var(--accent); color: var(--moss-2); }

/* NEWSLETTER */
.newsletter {
  padding: 96px 0;
  background: var(--parchment);
  text-align: center;
}
.newsletter .section-title { font-style: italic; }
.signup {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0;
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: 28px auto 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--burgundy);
  border-radius: 2px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.signup input {
  flex: 1;
  border: 0;
  background: transparent;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink);
  outline: none;
}
.signup input::placeholder { color: #a89c80; }
.signup button {
  background: var(--burgundy);
  color: var(--cream);
  border: 0;
  padding: 0 26px;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 14px;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.signup button:hover { background: var(--burgundy-2); }
.fineprint {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #8a7e64;
  margin-top: 14px;
}

/* FOOTER */
.foot {
  background: var(--ink);
  color: #9a8f7b;
  padding: 32px 0;
  font-size: 13px;
}
.foot .wrap {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 14px;
}
.foot p { margin: 0; }
.foot .links a { color: #c8b994; text-decoration: none; margin: 0 8px; }
.foot .links a:hover { color: var(--cream); }

/* RESPONSIVE */
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .hero { padding: 64px 0 56px; }
  .hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 48px; }
  .hero-cover img { max-width: 320px; }
  .nav nav { display: none; }
  .nav nav a.cta { display: inline-block; }
  .praise .wrap { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .book, .excerpt, .author, .newsletter { padding: 64px 0; }
}

/* MAILERLITE FORM OVERRIDE (form ID 43703531)
   Strips MailerLite's default Open Sans gray box. Reskins to match
   sterlingveil.com's burgundy / parchment / Inter palette. */
#mlb2-43703531.ml-form-embedContainer {
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: 480px !important;
  margin: 28px auto 0 !important;
  display: block !important;
}
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-align-center { width: 100% !important; }
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-embedWrapper {
  background: transparent !important;
  border: 1px solid var(--burgundy) !important;
  border-radius: 2px !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  max-width: 480px !important;
  display: flex !important;
}
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-embedBody { padding: 0 !important; width: 100% !important; }
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-embedContent {
  text-align: center !important;
  margin: 24px 24px 18px !important;
}
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-embedContent h4 {
  display: none !important; /* h2 in section is enough */
}
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-embedContent p {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif !important;
  font-size: 18px !important;
  color: var(--ink) !important;
  font-style: italic !important;
  line-height: 1.4 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
}
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-formContent { margin: 0 24px !important; }
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-fieldRow { margin: 0 0 4px !important; }
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-fieldRow input {
  background: transparent !important;
  color: var(--ink) !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--burgundy) !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif !important;
  font-size: 15px !important;
  padding: 12px 4px !important;
  text-align: center !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  box-sizing: border-box !important;
  height: auto !important;
  line-height: 1.5 !important;
}
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-fieldRow input:focus {
  outline: none !important;
  border-bottom-color: var(--burgundy-2) !important;
}
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-fieldRow input::placeholder { color: #a89c80 !important; }
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-embedSubmit {
  margin: 0 !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  padding: 0 24px 24px !important;
}
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-embedSubmit button.primary {
  background: var(--burgundy) !important;
  color: var(--cream) !important;
  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  font-size: 14px !important;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em !important;
  text-transform: uppercase !important;
  border: 0 !important;
  border-radius: 0 !important;
  padding: 14px !important;
  width: 100% !important;
  height: auto !important;
  line-height: 1.5 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  cursor: pointer !important;
}
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-embedSubmit button.primary:hover { background: var(--burgundy-2) !important; }
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-successBody {
  padding: 32px 24px !important;
  width: 100% !important;
}
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-successContent { text-align: center !important; margin: 0 !important; }
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-successContent h4 {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif !important;
  color: var(--burgundy) !important;
  font-size: 28px !important;
  font-weight: 600 !important;
  margin: 0 0 8px !important;
  display: block !important;
}
#mlb2-43703531 .ml-form-successContent p {
  font-family: 'Cormorant Garamond', serif !important;
  font-style: italic !important;
  font-size: 17px !important;
  color: var(--ink) !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
}