short story collection book cover art, varied, intriguing, stylized, diverse colors here is the modified prompt: a weathered sentry stands guard on the windswept beach, its gnarled branches grasping for the rocky coastline like skeletal fingers. the lighthouse's beam pierces the darkness like a warning, casting an eerie, amber glow over the treacherous tide pools and jagged outcroppings of stone. the waves crash against the shore with a menacing intensity, as if seeking to breach the defenses of this forsaken outpost.