@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=DM+Sans:ital,opsz,wght@0,9..40,100..1000;1,9..40,100..1000&family=Lora:ital,wght@0,400..700;1,400..700&display=swap');
:root {
  --selection-color: #0e6bc96e;
  --black-color: #000000;
  --white-color: #ffffff;
  --text-color: #263750;
  --heading-color: #071A35;
  --ease: all 350ms ease-in-out;
  --scrollbar: #F5F5F5;
  --border-color: #DCE4EE;
  --heading-font: "Lora", serif;
  --text-font: "DM Sans", sans-serif;  
  --blue-color: #0255a8;
  --beige-color: #D9B77E;
}
html,
body {
  height: 100%;
}
html {
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
}
body{
  font-family: var(--text-font);
}

/* FADE EFFECT */
#page-content {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
}
/* Fade OUT before navigating */
body.page-leaving #page-content {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(4px);
    transition:
        opacity 0.3s ease,
        transform 0.3s ease;
}
/* New page starts hidden ONLY after internal navigation */
body.transition-entry #page-content {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(4px);
}
/* Then fade the new page in */
body.transition-entry.page-loaded #page-content {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
    transition:
        opacity 0.35s ease,
        transform 0.35s ease;
}
/* END FADE EFFECT */
h1,h2,h3,h4,h5{
  font-family: var(--heading-font);
  font-weight: 500;
}
::selection {
  background: var(--selection-color);
  color: var(--white-color);
  text-shadow: none;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar {
  width: 5px;
  background-color: var(--scrollbar);
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-button:start:decrement,
::-webkit-scrollbar-button:end:increment {
  display: none;
}
::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb:vertical {
  border-radius: 10px;
  background-color: var(--blue-color);
}
body {
  background-color: var(--white-color);
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--text-color);
  position: relative; 
}
ul {
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
a {
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: var(--ease);
  color: var(--text-color);
}
i {
  transition: var(--ease);
}
.blue-btn {
    background-color: var(--blue-color);
    color: var(--white-color);
}
.white-btn {
    background-color: var(--white-color);
    color: var(--heading-color);
}
.beige-btn {
    background-color: var(--beige-color);
    color: var(--heading-color);
}
.btn-style {
    display: inline-flex;
    gap: 8px;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 10px 16px;
    font-weight: 500;
    border-radius: 5px;
}
.btn-style i {
    font-size: 20px;
}
.blue-outline-btn {
    border: 1px solid var(--blue-color);
    color: var(--blue-color);
}
.white-outline-btn {
    border: 1px solid var(--white-color);
    color: var(--white-color);
}
.beige-outline-btn {
    border: 1px solid var(--beige-color);
    color: var(--beige-color);
}
/* HEADER */
.navbar-brand img {
    max-width: 180px;
    transition: var(--ease);
}
.navbar .navbar-collapse {
    justify-content: end;
}
.navbar-nav {
    align-items: center;
}
.navbar .nav-item .btn-style {
    margin-left: 20px;
}
.navbar .nav-item .btn-style {
    margin-left: 20px;
}
.navbar .navbar-nav {
    gap: 30px;
}
.herobanner h1 {
    font-size: 66px;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
    line-height: 68px;
}
.color-text {
    color: var(--blue-color);
}
.herobanner p {
    font-size: 18px;
    margin: 0 0  40px;
}
.herobanner {
    background-image: url(../images/herobannerimage.webp);
    background-size: cover;
    height: 80vh;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    background-position: right center;
    position: relative;
    padding: 96px 0 0;
}
.herobanner .content-side strong {
    font-size: 40px;
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    font-weight: 500;
}
.herobanner .container{
  position: relative; 
}
.overlay {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 1) 0%, rgb(255 255 255 / 73%) 45%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3) 55%, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0) 100%);
} 
header {
    padding: 8px 0;
    box-shadow: 0 0 3px #00000029;
    position: fixed;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    z-index: 5;
    background-color: var(--white-color);
    transition: var(--ease);    
}
.scrolled{
    padding: 0 0;
}
.scrolled .navbar-brand img {
    max-width: 140px;
}
/* END HEADER */
/* CONTENT */
.sec-head img {
    max-width: 176px;
    margin: 0 0 7px;
}
.sec-head h2 {
    font-size: 46px;
}
.sec-head {
    position: relative;
    margin: 0 0 50px;
}
.sec-head:after {
    height: 1px;
    width: 48px;
    background-color: var(--blue-color);
    position: absolute;
    content: '';
    bottom: -20px;
    left: 0;
}
.dual-btn {
    margin: 40px 0 0;
}
.content-sec .img-holder img {
    width: 90%;
}
.content-sec .img-holder {
    text-align: right;
}
.content-sec {
    padding: 70px 0;
    background-color: #f3f5fc;
}
.check-list li {
    position: relative;
    padding: 0 0 0 27px;
    margin: 0 0 8px;
}
.check-list li:before {
    content: '\f058';
    font-family: 'FontAwesome';
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 1px;
    font-size: 16px;
    color: var(--blue-color);
}
.cen-head {
    text-align: center;
}
.cen-head p {
    max-width: 620px;
    margin: 14px auto 0;
}
.cen-head:after {
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
}
.p70{
  padding: 70px 0;
}
/* END CONTENT */
/* SERVICES */
.ss-icon img {width: 45px;}
.services-slider .slick-slide {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 30px 15px;
    background-color: var(--blue-color);
    border-radius: 15px;
    color: var(--white-color);
    border: 1px solid var(--blue-color);
    margin: 0 5px;
}
.ss-icon {
    width: 75px;
    height: 75px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    margin: 0 auto 16px;
    background-color: var(--white-color);
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}
.ss-heading {
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    font-size: 20px;
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    display: block;
}
.services-slider .slick-slide a {
    display: flex;
    width: 30px;
    height: 30px;
    background-color: var(--white-color);
    border-radius: 50%;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    color: var(--blue-color);
    margin: 0 auto;
}
.services-slider .slick-slide:nth-child(2n) {
    background-color: var(--white-color);
    color: var(--text-color);
}
.services-slider .slick-slide:nth-child(2n) .ss-icon{
    background-color: #e2e9fb;    
}
.services-slider .slick-slide:nth-child(2n) a {
    background-color: var(--blue-color);
    color: var(--white-color);
}
/* END SERVICES */
/* PORTFOLIO */
.pic-portfolio {
    background-image: url(../images/portfoliobg.webp);
    background-size: cover;
}
.image-tab .img-holder img {
    width: 100%;
    border-radius: 10px;

}
.image-tab .row > div {
    padding: 0 2px;
}
.image-tab {
    padding: 20px 0;
}
.pic-portfolio .nav-tabs .nav-link {
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--heading-color);
    padding: 11px 25px;
}
.pic-portfolio .nav-tabs .nav-link.active{
    background-color: var(--blue-color);
    border: none;
    border-radius: 5px;
    color: var(--white-color);
}
.pic-portfolio .nav-tabs {
    justify-content: space-between;
    padding: 0 0 18px;
}
/* END PORTFOLIO */
/* FAQ */
.faq-sec .img-holder img {
    width: 94%;
}
.faq-sec .accordion-button {
    box-shadow: none !important;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    font-weight: 500;
}
.faq-sec .accordion-item {
    margin: 0 0 0px;
}
.faq-sec .accordion-button:not(.collapsed) {
    background-color: var(--blue-color);
    color: var(--white-color);
    border-radius: 5px;
}
.faq-sec .accordion-button:not(.collapsed)::after {
    filter: invert(1);
}
/* END FAQ */
/* CTA */
.cta-sec{
  /* background: linear-gradient(179deg, #0255a8 0%, #082A4A 100%);
  color: var(--white-color); */
  background-color: #f3f5fc;
  padding: 40px 0;
}
/* .cta-sec .color-text {
    color: #D9B77E;
} */
/* .cta-sec .sec-head:after {
    background-color: var(--white-color);
} */
.cta-sec .dual-btn {
    text-align: center;
    margin: 20px 0 0;
}
/* END CTA */
/* TESTIMONIALS */
.tsec-slider .slick-slide,.ra-box {
    box-shadow: 0 0 5px #dfdfdf;
    margin: 10px 10px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 25px 30px;
}
.tsec-slider .slick-slide i,.ra-box i {
    color: var(--blue-color);
    font-size: 30px;
    margin: 0 0 12px;
}
/* .tsec-slider .slick-slide .ts-up {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
} */
.tsec-slider .slick-slide .ts-down,.ra-box .ts-down {
    padding: 15px 0 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
}
.tsec-slider .slick-slide .ts-down *,.ra-box .ts-down * {
    display: block;
}
.tsec-slider .slick-slide .ts-down strong,.ra-box .ts-down strong{
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    color: var(--blue-color);
}
.tsec-slider .slick-slide .ts-down span,.ra-box .ts-down span{
    font-size: 14px;
    font-style: italic;
}
/* END TESTIMONIALS */
/* FOOTER */
footer {
    background-color: #012346;
    color: var(--white-color);
    position: relative;
}
footer a {
    color: var(--white-color);
}
.ftr-top {
    padding: 60px 0 0;
}
.ftr-about img {
    max-width: 160px;
    margin: 0 0 20px;
}
.ftr-heading {
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    margin: -1px 0 37px;
    display: block;
    font-size: 20px;
    font-weight: 600;
    position: relative;
}
.ftr-heading:after {
    position: absolute;
    content: '';
    width: 35px;
    height: 1px;
    background-color: var(--white-color);
    left: 0;
    bottom: -10px;
}
.ftr-links li {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.ftrcol2 {
    padding: 0 0 0 40px;
}
.ftr-contact a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}
.ftr-contact a span:first-child {
    border: 1px solid #4d9ef3;
    min-width: 35px;
    height: 35px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}
.ftr-contact li {
    margin: 0 0 12px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #4d9ef34d;
    padding: 0 0 12px;
}
.ftr-contact li:last-child {
    border: none;
}
.fimg {
    position: absolute;
    opacity: .2;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 70px;
    max-width: 360px;
}
.ftr-bottom p {
    margin: 0;
}
.ftr-bottom {
    text-align: center;
    border-top: 1px solid #4d9ef34d;
    padding: 20px 0 20px;
    margin: 30px 0 0;
}
.ftr-slider .slick-slide {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 10px;
}
.ftr-slider .slick-slide i {
    border: 1px solid #4d9ef3;
    min-width: 40px;
    height: 40px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    font-size: 15px;
}
.ftr-slider {
    margin: 30px 0 0;
}
/* END FOOTER */
.aboutbanner {
    background-image: url(../images/aboutbanner.webp);        
}
.bookeditingbanner {
    background-image: url(../images/bookeditingbanner.webp);    
}
.bookcoverbanner {
    background-image: url(../images/bookcoverdesignbanner.webp);        
}
.bookformattingbanner {
    background-image: url(../images/bookformattingbanner.webp);        
}
.bookpublishingbanner {
    background-image: url(../images/bookpublishingbanner.webp);        
}
.bookmarketingbanner {
    background-image: url(../images/bookmarketingbanner.webp);        
}
.authorwebbanner {
    background-image: url(../images/authorwebbanner.webp);        
}
.ghostwritingbanner {
    background-image: url(../images/ghostwritingbanner.webp);        
}
.contactbanner {
    background-image: url(../images/contactbanner.webp);        
}
.reviewsbanner {
    background-image: url(../images/reviewsbanner.webp);        
}
.magazinebanner {
    background-image: url(../images/magazinebanner.webp);        
}
.podcastbanner {
    background-image: url(../images/podcastbanner.webp);        
}
.articlesbanner {
    background-image: url(../images/articlesbanner.webp);        
}
.portfoliobanner {
    background-image: url(../images/portfoliobanner.webp);        
}
.pressreleasebanner {
    background-image: url(../images/pressreleasebanner.webp);        
    background-position: bottom center;
}
.innerbannerheight{
    height: 550px;
}
.ci-box {
    display: flex;
    align-items: start;
    gap: 15px;
}
.ci-box div:first-child {
    border: 1px solid var(--blue-color);
    min-width: 60px;
    height: 60px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background-color: #e2e9fb;
}
.ci-box strong {
    display: block;
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    font-size: 18px;
    margin: 0 0 6px;
}
.col-info .row > div {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    padding-bottom: 20px;
    padding-top: 20px;
}
.col-info .row > div:nth-child(2n) {
    border-left: 1px solid var(--border-color);
}
.bpa-box {
    text-align: center;
    margin: 0 0 30px;
}
.bpa-icon {
    position: relative;
    border: 1px solid var(--blue-color);
    width: 130px;
    height: 130px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: #f3f5fc;
    margin: 0 auto 20px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}
.bpa-icon img {
    max-width: 70px;
}
.bpa-icon span {
    background-color: var(--blue-color);
    color: var(--white-color);
    width: 35px;
    height: 35px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    position: absolute;
    left: -10px;
    top: 10px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}
.bpa-box strong {
    font-family: var(--heading-font);
    font-size: 20px;
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    display: block;
}
.contact-side {
    background-color: #f3f5fc;
    padding: 40px;
    height: 100%;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
    border-radius: 5px;
}
.contact-area {
    height: 100%;
    padding: 40px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 5px #00000030;
    border-radius: 5px;
}
.form-control {
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 10px 10px;
    width: 100%;
}
.iti {
    width: 100%;
}
.contact-area textarea {
    height: 170px;
}
.ftr-links a:hover {
    color: #4b9aee;
}
.faq-sec .sticky-top {
    z-index: 4;
}
.faq-sec .img-holder img {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 90%;
    border-radius: 10px;
}
.services-dropdown {
    position: relative;
}
/* Desktop hover */
@media (min-width: 992px) {
    .navbar-nav .services-dropdown:hover .dropdown-menu {
        display: block;
        opacity: 1;
        visibility: visible;
        transform: translateX(-50%);
    }
}
/* Menu */
.services-menu {
    width: 330px;
    padding: 2px ;
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    background: #ffffff;
    border: 1px solid #edf1f5;
    border-radius: 10px;
    box-shadow:
        0 14px 40px rgba(16, 47, 78, 0.10),
        0 4px 12px rgba(16, 47, 78, 0.05);
    top: calc(100% + -5px);
    left: 50%;
    transform: translate(-50%, 8px);
    opacity: 0;
    visibility: hidden;
    transition:
        opacity 0.2s ease,
        transform 0.2s ease,
        visibility 0.2s ease;
}
/* Dropdown arrow/triangle */
.services-menu::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: -8px;
    left: 50%;
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    background: #ffffff;
    border-left: 1px solid #edf1f5;
    border-top: 1px solid #edf1f5;
    transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg);
}
/* List item */
.services-menu li {
    position: relative;
}
/* Separator */
.services-menu li:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    height: 1px;
    background: #edf1f5;
}
/* Dropdown link */
.services-menu .dropdown-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 16px;
    padding: 4px 4px;    
    transition:
        color 0.2s ease,
        background 0.2s ease,
        transform 0.2s ease;
}
/* Remove Bootstrap active */
.services-menu .dropdown-item:active {
    background: transparent;
    color: var(--blue-color);
}
/* Hover */
.services-menu .dropdown-item:hover {
    background: #f3f6fb;
    color: var(--blue-color);    
}
/* Icon container */
.services-menu .service-icon {
    width: 42px;
    height: 42px;
    flex: 0 0 42px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    background: #f3f6fb;
    border-radius: 5px;
    transition:
        background 0.2s ease,
        transform 0.2s ease;
}
/* Your image */
.services-menu .service-icon img {
    width: 24px;
    height: 24px;
    object-fit: contain;
}
/* Icon hover */
.services-menu .dropdown-item:hover .service-icon {
    background: #e7f1fc;
    transform: scale(1.03);
}
/* Services nav active/hover */
.services-dropdown:hover > .nav-link,
.services-dropdown > .nav-link.show {
    color: var(--blue-color);
}
/* Bootstrap dropdown arrow */
.services-dropdown .dropdown-toggle::after {
    margin-left: 6px;
    vertical-align: 2px;
    border-top: 5px solid;
    border-right: 4px solid transparent;
    border-left: 4px solid transparent;
    transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}
.services-dropdown:hover .dropdown-toggle::after,
.services-dropdown .dropdown-toggle.show::after {
    transform: rotate(180deg);
}
/* ====================================
   Mobile
==================================== */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .services-menu {
        position: static !important;
        width: 100%;
        padding: 8px 0;
        margin-top: 8px !important;
        border: none;
        border-radius: 0;
        box-shadow: none;
        transform: none !important;
        opacity: 1;
        visibility: visible;
        background: #f8fafc;
    }
    .services-menu::before {
        display: none;
    }
    .services-menu .dropdown-item {
        padding: 11px 14px;
        font-size: 15px;
    }
    .services-menu .service-icon {
        width: 36px;
        height: 36px;
        flex-basis: 36px;
    }
    .services-menu .service-icon img {
        width: 21px;
        height: 21px;
    }
    .services-menu li:not(:last-child)::after {
        left: 64px;
    }
}

.quotepop .modal-dialog {
    max-width: 700px;
}

.quotepop .modal-body {    
    background-image: url(../images/modalbg.webp);
    background-size: cover;
    position: relative;
    border-radius: 20px;
    padding: 40px 50px;
}

.git-image .btn-close {
    position: absolute;
    right: -11px;
    top: -30px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    font-size: 14px;
    padding: 7px;
    opacity: 1;
    box-shadow: 0 0 5px #00000070;
    background-color: var(--white-color);
}

.git-image button {
    margin-top: 20px;
}

.git-image textarea {
    height: 170px;
}
header .nav-link {
    font-weight: 500;
}

/* Make all Slick slides equal height */
.tsec-slider .slick-track {
    display: flex !important;
    align-items: stretch;
}

.tsec-slider .slick-slide {
    height: auto !important;
    justify-content: space-between;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.rev-imp .img-holder img {
    width: 90%;
    border-radius: 15px;
}

.rev-imp {
    background-color: #f3f5fc;
    /* background-image: url(../images/bgpattern.webp);
    background-size: cover; */
}

.rev-imp .ra-box {
    background-color: var(--white-color);
    margin-top: 0;
}

.rev-imp .img-holder,.rev-imp .img-holder img {
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
}
.rev-slider {
    height: 400px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.rev-slider .slick-list {
    height: 400px !important;
    overflow: hidden;
}
.ci-box img {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 46px;
}
/* RESPONSIVE */
@media (min-width: 1400px) {
}
@media only screen and (max-width : 1399px) {
}
@media only screen and (max-width : 1199px) {
}
@media only screen and (max-width : 991px) {
}
@media only screen and (max-width : 767px) {
}
@media only screen and (max-width : 578px) {
}
@media only screen and (max-width : 480px) {
}
@media only screen and (max-width: 380px) {
}