Christine Trent's latest release, THE MOURNING BELLS, is the fourth book in the LADY OF ASHES historical mystery series featuring Violet Harper, a Victorian undertaker with a passion for her macabre work. The fifth book in the series, DEATH AT THE ABBEY, will be released in December 2015.She has also written several historical novels about women in unusual professions, including THE QUEEN'S DOLLMAKER (a dollmaker to Marie Antoinette), A ROYAL LIKENESS (an apprentice to the great waxworker, Madame Tussaud), and BY THE KING'S DESIGN (a draper to the prince regent).Christine writes historical fiction from her two-story home library. She lives with her wonderful bookshelf-building husband, five precocious cats, a large doll collection, and nearly 4,000 fully cataloged books. She and her husband are active travelers and journey regularly to England to conduct book research at historic sites.Learn more about Christine at www.christinetrent.com or follow her on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/ChristineTrentBooks.