Bücher der Reihe Realms of Glister

Adler, a griffintaur, with the wings and feet of a griffin, is a student wizard. His father demands he find a bride at the country's spring Bridal Faire. This comes as a surprise to Adler who still has a year of school left. He dutifully makes his way to the Faire. He is terrible at wife wooing. The only girl he can talk to is Ayperi, a fruit seller from a distant land. He sees her hag-like employer beating her. Why not ask her to be his wife? Ayperi fears her owner and son have wicked plans for her. They reek of dark magic. But she barely understands the language and doesn't even own shoes. When Adler, an intriguing customer with golden wings, rescues her from a beating and asks her to marry him, she jumps at the chance to get away from evil Changa and her son. Surely marriage to this stranger will be a better life?

Morwenna, a widow with an infant son, agrees to hide and nurse a poisoned Orc as a service to the Queen. The Orc was human as a boy, turned by a bite into an Orc Warrior. For her help, the Queen will give her an estate in the North, not far from Morwenna's childhood home. As she gets to know Sherrow, she realizes he is a good man, not a monster. Sherrow heals enough to journey north before winter weather keeps them from traveling. The caravan they join is in the hands of rebels, and they must get away. Sherrow has secrets - He is not as weak as he pretends, he has Orc magic, and he is in love with Morwenna.