Title: The Sick Rose
Description: "Paul has been led into a life of crime by his schoolyard protector, Daniel. One night, what started as petty theft escalates fatally. Now, at 19, Paul must bear witness against his friend to avoid imprisonment. Louisa has her own dark secrets. Having fled from them many years ago she now spends her days steeped in history, renovating the grounds of a crumbling Elizabethan mansion. But her fragile peace is shattered when she meets Paul, because he's the image of the one person she never thought she'd see again."--Publisher description.