Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Confectioner’s Tale | 2015 | Laura Madeleine | Buy |
| 2 | Where the Wild Cherries Grow | 2017 | Laura Madeleine | Buy |
| 3 | The Secrets Between Us | 2018 | Laura Madeleine | Buy |
| 4 | An Echo of Scandal | 2019 | Laura Madeleine | Buy |
Laura Madeleine’s four standalone novels each tell a self-contained story that moves between two time periods, with food and cooking as a connecting thread. The Confectioner’s Tale (2015) is set in Paris, Where the Wild Cherries Grow (2017) in rural France, The Secrets Between Us (2018) in a coastal European setting, and An Echo of Scandal (2019) in Tangier.
Each book features a modern-day protagonist who discovers something from the past, whether a photograph, a recipe, or an old letter, that leads them to uncover a story of love, loss, and hidden truths from decades earlier. Madeleine’s strength is in making the food and settings feel vivid and specific. Her descriptions of Parisian patisseries, countryside kitchens, and Moroccan markets give the historical sections an immediacy that keeps the dual-timeline structure engaging.