Paris, 1870 ---Lonely, friendless and a hopeless romantic, Sylvie Bessette dares to create a new life for herself as a professional cook in the city she loves. All goes according to plan until a chance meeting brings a mysterious job offer, one she can ill afford to decline. But how is Sylvie to know what strange and tempting danger lurks beneath the city streets?Through no fault of her own, she soon finds herself part of a deadly love triangle, and there is much worse to come. Sylvie learns how far she is willing to go in the name of love...but will it be enough to save her?