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Sandra Chen is a lifetime member of the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History (formerly Connecticut Historical Society), Colonial Williamsburg Donor Society and Historical Novel Society member. She currently lives in Connecticut.

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Average rating: 4.41 · 71 ratings · 11 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Patriots (2nd Continental Light Dragoons, #1) 4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spymaster (2nd Continental Light Dragoons, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traitors (2nd Continental Light Dragoons, #3) 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soldiers (2nd Continental Light Dragoons, #4) 4.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Back in the Saddle

Back in the saddle to write Book 4 and get it out by end of 2023.

I hit both a writer's block and burnout from the events of the ongoing pandemic right after I published Book 3. So I stopped and wrote some fanfiction instead just to let my brain rest and simply play with characters and narratives that I couldn't do within the framework of the 2nd Light series.

Now I feel more confident, feel much be Read more of this blog post »

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Dragoon Diary: The History of the Third Continental Light Dragoons

by C.F. William Maurer

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Iron Widow (Iron Widow, #1)

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