Once a Wanderer: Book II of the Dragon Keeping Chronicles

by Ashley O'Melia

The Wanderer’s Guide to Dragon Keeping revealed that there is more to this world than most of us will ever know. Dragons are here among us, drawing on the power of the Earth and of the humans who believe. The story continues with Once a Wanderer.

It’s been almost a year since Aubrey Goodknight hatched a dragon in her kitchen. Living with the dragons and her boyfriend Ben on Parandour is a life she could only have dreamed of, but the illusion is quickly shattered with the realization that the evil wizard Troninn is still at large. Aubrey is sent back to Earth to find the legendary Map of Obaru, which controls the portals between the worlds. Her search for the connections in the universe brings her closer to the truth about herself. Aubrey must dive into her past to find the key to her future and save her beloved dragons from being destroyed.

159 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 10, 2016

About the author

Ashley O’Melia was born in Denver but has lived most of her life in Southern Illinois. She of course loves to read, but also enjoys various crafts, gardening, hiking, and spending time with her family and pets.
After writing her first story at about 5 years old, Ashley was hooked. She has been greatly influenced by many authors throughout the years, including Robin McKinley, Douglas Adams, Sarah Addison Allen and Madeleine L’Engle.

Reviews

[Dave Neuendorf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Those who have read and loved The Wanderer's Guide to Dragon Keeping (book one of the series) will get to know much more of Aubrey's history in this book. The setting is again distributed between Earth and the planet where the dragons now live. The dragons have assigned Aubrey a mission to return to Earth to find the pieces of a long-missing map that can be used to control the portals between worlds. Along the way she again has to confront the evil wizards from the previous book.

The author relies on coincidences more often than I like to move the plot along, but there are enough plot twists to make up for that. I judge the content to be fine for a YA or even younger audience. When the next book in the series is published, I definitely plan to read it.

[Jolie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun!!

Just enough danger to keep things interesting and some twists I didn’t see coming. (One or so so did.) Another highly entertaining story!

[H.S. Skinner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome read!

Love this! Good versus evil, enemies who aren’t, true love, and happily ever after! What more could you ask for in a romantic fantasy?!

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute dragon story for younger readers!