{"id":483,"date":"2025-05-20T13:13:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T13:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thsterling.com\/staging\/5319\/?page_id=483"},"modified":"2026-05-10T11:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T11:42:20","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thsterling.com\/staging\/5319\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Web Hero Section (redo)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;12px||7px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;rgba(255,117,24,0.3)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;485.8px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||31px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;61px||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; color: #f5f5f5; font-family: Cinzel;\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 40px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Welcome to<\/span><\/h3>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 65px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">TH Sterling\u2019s<\/span><\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 45px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: px; line-height: 1.2em; margin: 0 0 60px 0;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Literary Rebellion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.1em; letter-spacing: 1.5px; margin: 40px 0 0 0;\">Crafting worlds where<br \/><span style=\"font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 2px; display: inline-block; margin: 10px 0;\">\u2018WHAT IF\u2019<\/span><br \/>ignites unsettling possibilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code disabled_on=&#8221;on|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;75.5px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;11px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<!-- Headline font --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@400;600&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div id=\"mlb2-21437274\" class=\"ml-form-embedContainer ml-subscribe-form ml-subscribe-form-21437274 hero-signup\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/p>\n<div class=\"ml-form-embedWrapper embedForm\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    <\/p>\n<div class=\"ml-form-embedBody ml-form-embedBodyHorizontal row-form\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->      <pee class=\"signup-headline\">A new story every month. 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