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ⓘ About Melanie Lageschulte
Melanie Lageschulte is a chick-lit and literary fiction author from Iowa. She grew up on a farm in northern Iowa, where she spent a lot of time with a wide assortment of four-legged friends. As an adult, she spent much of her time telling the real-life stories of Iowa as an editor and reporter. She started out as an obituary’s writer for “The Des Moines Register” before she became features reporter and then editor. Melanie found the going tough when she lost her job in 2014 and had to turn to fiction writing to keep herself sane and give her creativity an outlet. Her efforts bore fruit when she published her debut novel “Growing Season” in 2017. Her debut novel went on to spawn several more titles in the bestselling “Season” series.
All Book Series by Melanie Lageschulte
The Trail That Leads to Trouble
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Melanie Lageschulte?
Melanie Lageschulte is a chick-lit and literary fiction author from Iowa. She grew up on a farm in northern Iowa, where she spent a lot of time with a wide assortment of four-legged friends. As an adult, she spent much of her time telling the real-life stories of Iowa as an editor and reporter.
Which Melanie Lageschulte series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Melinda Foster series, the earliest of Melanie Lageschulte's multi-book series: it opens with Growing Season (2017) and runs to 10 books across 2017–2021, ending with Firefly Season (2021). Melanie Lageschulte's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Melanie Lageschulte written?
Melanie Lageschulte has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2017 and 2026. 17 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Melinda Foster series with 10 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Melanie Lageschulte's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Melanie Lageschulte's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Melinda Foster (2017–2021, 10 books) and Mailbox Mysteries (2022–2026, 7 books).
How are Melanie Lageschulte's books organised into series?
This guide splits Melanie Lageschulte's 18 books into 2 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Melinda Foster (10 books, 2017–2021); Mailbox Mysteries (7 books, 2022–2026).