L. R. Trovillion

L. R. Trovillion

L. R. Trovillion earned a degree in Russian Language and Literature and has found work at various times of her life as a translator, teacher, reporter, editor, groom and stall cleaner. Nowadays, she makes her home in Maryland on a small horse farm, which she shares with her husband, daughter, and an assortment of four-legged creatures who really run the place.

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The Devil's Luck

Book #2 from the series: The Murphy's Law Farm Mystery Series

A body in the trough. A message meant for her. And a killer hiding in plain sight…

Pia Murphy thought she’d finally turned the corner—reviving her family’s struggling horse farm, training for a new career as a private investigator, and daring to believe her luck might be changing. But hope vanishes the morning a corpse is discovered in her horse’...

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The Banshee Legacy: An Irish Legends Mystery

Aurnia O’Clery believes in science, facts, and what she can see with her own eyes. And that belief has served her well over the past twenty-seven years. It sealed her off from trusting the airy-fairy tales of enchantment and powerful legends her Irish granddad spun to convince her everything would be all right. Even after her mother’s suicide....

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A Death of Convenience: A Dual Timeline Haunting Mystery

One shameful act can haunt you for a lifetime. Or maybe longer…

1928: Socialite Olivia Pumphrey Hunt enjoyed every pleasure the Jazz Age had to offer. So when she’s found dead after a wild party, few are surprised. Except Olivia, when she “awakens” to find her lifeless body splayed open on an autopsy table. Trapped in a silent world between the...

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Series

False Gods: The Show Jumper’s Challenge (Maryland Equestrian Series Book 1)
Horse Gods: The Dressage Rider’s Betrayal (Maryland Equestrian Series Book 2)
Just Gods: The Eventer’s Revenge (Maryland Equestrian Series Book 3)

The Maryland Equestrian Series

A Young Adult series exploring the coming-of-age challenges set against an equestrian setting to include show jumping, dressage, and eventing. The books follow the challenges of three young women as they navigate mystery, betrayal, adventure, and even some romance.

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Hello Everyone!

The first book in the Murphy's Law Farm mystery series is FREE for a limited time. NOT YOUR LUCKY DAY is a mystery packed with danger, twists, and a touch of romance.

You'll want to read it (or re-read it) before book two, THE DEVIL'S LUCK, drops this summer.

Not Your Lucky Day — Find the mare. Find the truth.
Olympia “Pia” Murphy was named for champions, but luck isn’t on her side. Swindled, strapped for cash, and clinging to a failing...

Canine Hoarding: Three Things It Taught Me About Myself Whenever I give my

Whenever I give my Husky mix, Sitka, a high-value treat or one she is not interested in eating right then, she whines and stresses over where to hide it. She carries it around the house, shoving it under sofa cushions, burying it under the bath mat, or sliding it deep under the bed. She’s often not satisfied with the first hiding spot, so has to retrieve it and find a better one.

My husband and I laugh over this curious behavior. “No one is going to take your bone!” we tell her. There are no...

Someone is Always Listening...and it Might be Your Dog!  Do you ever wonder

Do you ever wonder just how much your dog actually understands? I’ve long suspected it’s far more than she lets on—and that obedience is, frankly, optional.

This week, I got proof.

Yesterday morning my mare came in missing a shoe. This is not rare. She has perfected the art of pulling them off, and my farrier—who possesses the patience of a saint—usually comes out to tack it back on. That is, if I find the shoe. If I don’t, we’re looking at a more expensive and time-consuming remake.

Naturally,...

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