Trapping His Darling: The Killer Who Left Him Wanting—and Locked in a Freezer.
- authorselenamichae
- Apr 27
- 5 min read
Trapping His Darling: The Killer Who Left Him Wanting—and Locked in a Freezer.
She’s not the kind of woman you find.
She’s the kind you chase—if you’re lucky.
In Trapping His Darling, the heroine isn’t a victim, a side character, or a woman waiting to be chosen. She’s a killer with a code, hiding in plain sight at a Bratva party as a servant, blending into a world of power, crime, and predators.
She didn’t come to be noticed.
But when she sees him—the man with the calculating stare and too much quiet rage—she makes a decision.
He’s hers.
And he just doesn’t know it yet.
A Latinx American Heroine Who Hunts Back
In a genre where women are often prey, this heroine flips the entire narrative. She’s Latinx, American-born, and dangerous by design. A serial killer with one rule: she only takes out men who force themselves on women. No remorse. No guilt. No hesitation.
But survival is messy.
Now she’s in Russia, hiding from everything she’s done and everyone who’d like to see her buried for it.
Working as a servant at a private Bratva gathering, she was just supposed to lay low.
Blend in.
Disappear.
But when he walks in—all frost and focus, with a face carved from war—she decides to play a different game.
He Didn’t Expect to Chase Her. He Definitely Didn’t Expect the Freezer.
He notices her first because she doesn’t look up.
Because she doesn’t try to be seen.
Because her silence is too deliberate.
He asks for her name. She gives him a fake one.
He offers her ice cream. She accepts.
But after she lures him out of the mansion and shares a few soft, strange words in the cold night, he makes one mistake: he trusts her.
And she locks him in a freezer with a note tucked in his coat pocket.
She didn’t just take his attention—she took his pride.
Now he’s not just curious.
He’s obsessed.
And he will find her.
A Love Story Built on Blood, Control, and Mutual Madness
This isn’t the kind of romance where he saves her.
This is the kind where she dares him to follow—and he realizes too late he likes the chase.
Their story begins with deception and ice, and unfolds in the underworld shadows of Russia, where no one is who they claim to be. She’s not a servant. He’s not just Bratva. And what they want from each other isn’t sweet.
It’s survival.
Obsession.
And something far too dangerous to name.
Why We Need More Dangerous Women on the Page
Not victims.
Not sidekicks.
Not broken birds waiting to be chosen.
We need women with blood on their hands—on purpose.
In a genre that’s long celebrated cold-blooded, morally gray, obsessive antiheroes, there’s something electrifying about watching the knife shift hands. When the seductress isn’t a pawn but the executioner? When her smile is the final thing they see?
That’s power. That’s representation.
And that’s a space more dark romance—and thriller—books are finally entering.
Representation Matters: Especially When She's the One Holding the Knife
We talk about diversity, but when was the last time you read a Latinx, Black, or queer woman who was more than a checklist?
What if she wasn’t just present—but lethal?
Writing women as serial killers challenges everything we’ve been told about who gets to be dangerous. It subverts the myth that women can only be “strong” if they’re redeemable. It flips the idea that power must be sexy but never deadly in her hands.
These women aren’t damsels.
They’re demons.
And they’re done being hunted.
What You’ll Find Inside Trapping His Darling
A seductive, strategic Latinx serial killer heroine who hunts men who hurt women
A cold Bratva enforcer drawn into her web against his will
A chase that starts with ice cream and ends in blood
Russian mafia backdrop with dark humor, twisted flirtation, and power reversals
A romance where she makes the rules—and dares him to break them
Who This Book Is For
If you’re looking for:
“Dark romance where the heroine is more dangerous than the hero”
“Female serial killer romance with a twist”
“Latina leads in morally gray mafia love stories”
“Russian mafia romance with enemies-to-lovers vibes”
“Books where the woman starts the game—and the man plays it willingly”
Trapping His Darling is your next obsession.
Three Books That Celebrate Female Serial Killers Who Don’t Flinch
🔪 Trapping His Darling by Selena Michaels
Latinx. Lethal. Obsessed.
She hunts predators and vanishes into shadows—until she finds him.
At a Bratva party, she’s just a servant. Quiet. Invisible. But when she sees the cold-eyed enforcer, she makes a choice: he’s hers. She lures him outside with ice cream and soft lies—then locks him in a freezer with a note.
Now he’s obsessed.
And she’s already gone.
This is dark mafia romance with teeth, ice, and a heroine who doesn’t ask permission—she takes.
Read if you want:
A Latina serial killer heroine with a moral code
A power-shifting, enemies-to-lovers romance
Revenge, obsession, and control
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A forensic pathologist with a flair for murder. A grumpy “good guy” who smells blood.
When two serial killers make a pact, love shouldn’t be part of the equation. But this is no ordinary meet-cute. She’s cheerful, brilliant, and disarmingly deadly. He’s darker than he lets on.
What starts as a body count turns into the kind of tension that burns slow—and then cuts deep.
Read if you want:
Dark romance with a cinnamon roll psychopath
Enemies-to-lovers where both parties are killers
Banter, blood, and a love story wrapped in bodies
🕷 Her Name Is Knight by Yasmin Angoe
An African assassin. A stolen life. And a brutal quest for justice.
Nena Knight was trained to kill by the organization that saved her from traffickers. Now she’s their deadliest weapon. But when a mission brings her face-to-face with her past, Nena’s focus shifts from vengeance to revolution.
This thriller isn’t just about bodies—it’s about reclaiming what the world tried to take.
Read if you want:
A fierce Black female assassin reclaiming her power
High-octane action with a strong emotional core
A thriller that centers Black womanhood, rage, and resistance
Women Like This Don’t Get Happy Endings—They Take Them
If you’ve ever wanted to see a woman walk into a room, own it, and leave a body behind… these are your books.
No redemption arcs.
No softening the edges.
Just raw, messy, powerful women who are dangerous on purpose—and beautifully unapologetic about it.
Ready to root for the villainess?
Click below and let these women show you what it means to survive on your own terms.
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