Ethereal sighs, rustlings of invisible fabric, muffled coughs: Heard in a rambling, century-old, and otherwise-empty bookshop, these sounds would chill the hearts of many less-than-intrepid proprietors. Sherry Landis and her sister Laura, however, are not just aspiring writers, they're wannabe Nancy Drews, and ghost-hunting is right up their dream alley But just as their spirited research begins to open the door between worlds, life-and the after-life-get more complicated and risky. Laura's new writers group draws Julie Lanowick, a beautiful, arrogant reporter with a nose for what's really news, and Marc Shea, an old college buddy of Sherry's who drives her nuts and loves it, just as Sherry has put the final patches on an old heartbreak and sworn off romantic entanglements for good. Most dangerous of all is the newly awakened energy among the books-dark, deadly, and focusing not only on the mysterious, troubled spirit of sighs and coughs but on the sisters themselves as they try to understand and remedy old wrongs from Book & Cranny's past. Set in the historic, charming Gold Rush town of Nevada City, California, Sisters in Spirit explores the challenges in learning to trust again and the paradox that, amid the painful lessons of love, loss, and letting go, sometimes it's hanging on that's crucial when the stakes are high enough.