Dorette Snover

Miel Nerra, once a gifted chef at La Bécasse and now a celebrated food stylist, is haunted by the rare bird she once freed-and by the secret Society that never forgot. When her son, Chat, becomes entangled in a dangerous hunting ritual in the heart of France, the past she buried rises again. Guided by the ghost of Madame Bouquin and drawn toward the mystery of a lost tapestry, Miel is forced to confront what she sacrificed for art, ambition, and love.
As the threads of myth and memory entwine, the kitchen becomes a portal where recipes hold power, and creation itself demands a reckoning. From the acclaimed Elysian Legacy series, The Mistress of Apples and Bécasse is a lush tale of legacy, desire, and transformation-where a woman must choose whether to remain a witness to her story or finally claim her place within it.