The Tourmaline and the Rose: Animan Chronicles 1

Ellor has always been hidden, whether it was from diseases so he should not die as his infant siblings did, or modern novels. Having raided the royal palace that sits in the east of the country of Anima per his father's request as a child, he now holds immense power, which everyone wants. This story follows the first fourteen years of King Ellor's reign, his struggle for power under his controlling father's hand, and his unforeseen similarity to the very man he despises most.
Marrianne has known Ellor since before his leg was shot in the war for the crown, she has seen him cry and she has seen joy light up in his eyes. To some, it almost seems that she loves him. She is his tutor's daughter, though, and carries no royal blood to pass on, so that love will never be anything but fantasy. After her family sends her away to a boarding school, she returns to the palace in Anima and receives a shock, the King is to be engaged.
Set against the backdrop of a corrupted court in the 19th century, The Tourmaline and the Rose is just the beginning of an everlasting legacy of love, hatred, revenge, and division that is the Animan Royal Family. What secrets does Ellor hold? Will Marrianne's fate ever be sealed? Who is this mysterious fiancé who seems more legend than a girl? Read and have some of these questions answered.