Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| The Confectioner’s Tale | 2015 | Buy |
| Where the Wild Cherries Grow | 2017 | Buy |
| The Secrets Between Us | 2018 | Buy |
| An Echo of Scandal | 2019 | Buy |
Laura Madeleine writes historical fiction that pairs European settings with stories about food, secrets, and the connections between past and present. Her four standalone novels, published between 2015 and 2019, each use a dual-timeline structure to uncover long-buried truths through the lens of cooking, confectionery, or other culinary arts.
The Confectioner’s Tale (2015), her debut, moves between a modern-day graduate student and 1910s Paris, linked by a mysterious photograph and a famous patisserie. Where the Wild Cherries Grow (2017), The Secrets Between Us (2018), and An Echo of Scandal (2019) follow the same pattern in different settings, from rural France to 1920s Tangier. Madeleine has a trained eye for period detail and sensory description, particularly when it comes to food, which gives her books a richness that goes beyond the typical historical romance.