The Vanishing Bookstore: A spellbinding and unputdownable page-turner (Salem Sisters Book 1)

The Vanishing Bookstore is the first book in the Salem Sisters series. The story spans two timelines: in 1692, on the outskirts of Salem, a young woman hides a linen-wrapped journal beneath a loose floorboard in a bookstore before fleeing in panic. The bookstore then vanishes. In the present day, Dora enters a pale-pink house on one of Salem's oldest streets to meet her mother, whom she believed had died in childhood. Her mother reveals that both their lives are in danger. Desperate to protect her, Dora investigates her family's mysterious past and discovers a secret: survival depends on finding a bookstore that has been unseen for generations. After searching through overgrown vegetation, Dora locates the bookstore hidden behind brambles and pushes open its blue door. Inside are rows of crumbling leather-bound books with faded pages. As she enters, she becomes unaware of the secrets she will uncover or the danger that awaits her. This is the first book in the Salem Sisters series by Helen Phifer.