The past may contain secrets which only the future dare unlock; even then, it is purely a question of chance for those who venture forth. Like a web of deceptive patterns, Passion in Paris: Connections to the Past tells a story of forbidden love, salacious adultery, cunning jealousy, and unrequited passion at the dawn of the twenty-first century, in the bewitching city of lights. As Paris welcomes the festive season, Joy Wychmere and Cullen Malone revel in a time never to be forgotten, but only if they survive long enough to enjoy it.