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MasterMind: An Anna Monroe and Boston Marks Crossover: The Chronicles of Anna Monroe and Boston Marks, Book 3
MasterMind is a STANDALONE, but it's suggested that you listen to Mad Girl (The Foundation of Anna Monroe) and Never Far (The Foundation of Boston Marks) if you wish to connect more with the characters.
Being a victim was something Anna Monroe knew all too well. When three girls go missing, she’s pulled back into the haunting memories of her past. Not just as a captive to a serial killer…but as a killer, herself. She knows she has to do everything in her power to get them back. What Anna doesn’t prepare for is the latest victim’s obsessive boyfriend.
Boston Marks will stop at nothing to find Lucy. With girls showing up dead, he doesn’t have much time. Anna is the key to unraveling this mystery, but will their special skills be enough to outsmart a killer? Or is their paring exactly what he wants?
Anna and Boston think they have everything figured out. Little do they know, nothing is as it appears. Every clue they discover, I’ve strategically placed. Every suspicion they get, I’ve already calculated. They think they stand a chance against me. They’re wrong. I’m not just the messiah to murders. I’m the mastermind behind them all.
MAD GIRL PUBLISHING'S
PITCH BLACKSTATIC WHITEOBLIVION This story is categorized as OBLIVION on Mad Girl's 3 Tiers of Darkness scale. It is the DARKEST of DARK. Proceed with caution.
Being a victim was something Anna Monroe knew all too well. When three girls go missing, she’s pulled back into the haunting memories of her past. Not just as a captive to a serial killer…but as a killer, herself. She knows she has to do everything in her power to get them back. What Anna doesn’t prepare for is the latest victim’s obsessive boyfriend.
Boston Marks will stop at nothing to find Lucy. With girls showing up dead, he doesn’t have much time. Anna is the key to unraveling this mystery, but will their special skills be enough to outsmart a killer? Or is their paring exactly what he wants?
Anna and Boston think they have everything figured out. Little do they know, nothing is as it appears. Every clue they discover, I’ve strategically placed. Every suspicion they get, I’ve already calculated. They think they stand a chance against me. They’re wrong. I’m not just the messiah to murders. I’m the mastermind behind them all.
MAD GIRL PUBLISHING'S
PITCH BLACKSTATIC WHITEOBLIVION This story is categorized as OBLIVION on Mad Girl's 3 Tiers of Darkness scale. It is the DARKEST of DARK. Proceed with caution.
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Published February 11, 2026
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May 28, 2026I received this audiobook from Dark Star Romance 🖤
MasterMind absolutely delivered for me. After Never Far and Mad Girl gave Boston and Anna their own foundation stories, this is the book where everything finally starts connecting the way I was waiting for.
The story was paced perfectly. It was driven by both plot and characters, which is exactly what I wanted. There was tension, chaos, dark moments, and enough going on to keep the story moving without making the character dynamics feel pushed to the side.
I loved seeing Anna and Boston’s worlds come together. Their connection has that dark, unhinged energy Alaska Angelini does so well, still tied to who they are as characters and what came before. It was the payoff from the first two books.
The full cast narration was absolutely spectacular. Every narrator brought something different to the story, and the performances carried the tension, intensity, and character dynamics so well. With a series like this, the audio matters a lot, and this cast knew exactly what they were doing and they definitely delivered.
Overall, this was great. Book three did such a great job connecting Anna and Boston, and now I cannot wait to see where the series goes from here.
I’d recommend it to listeners who enjoy dark psychological romance, morally messy characters, full cast narration, plot-driven chaos, strong character dynamics, and a series that actually knows how to build up to satisfy payoff.
MasterMind absolutely delivered for me. After Never Far and Mad Girl gave Boston and Anna their own foundation stories, this is the book where everything finally starts connecting the way I was waiting for.
The story was paced perfectly. It was driven by both plot and characters, which is exactly what I wanted. There was tension, chaos, dark moments, and enough going on to keep the story moving without making the character dynamics feel pushed to the side.
I loved seeing Anna and Boston’s worlds come together. Their connection has that dark, unhinged energy Alaska Angelini does so well, still tied to who they are as characters and what came before. It was the payoff from the first two books.
The full cast narration was absolutely spectacular. Every narrator brought something different to the story, and the performances carried the tension, intensity, and character dynamics so well. With a series like this, the audio matters a lot, and this cast knew exactly what they were doing and they definitely delivered.
Overall, this was great. Book three did such a great job connecting Anna and Boston, and now I cannot wait to see where the series goes from here.
I’d recommend it to listeners who enjoy dark psychological romance, morally messy characters, full cast narration, plot-driven chaos, strong character dynamics, and a series that actually knows how to build up to satisfy payoff.
May 29, 2026
🎧AUDIOBOOK REVIEW🎧
The amount of times I shouted “ARE YOU ACTUALLY THIS FREAKING STUPID?!” and “YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY BE SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?!” while listening to this audiobook should honestly qualify me for some kind of public disturbance warning.
This wasn’t even reading at this point. This was psychological warfare with background music.
And the narrators were DISGUSTINGLY good. They didn’t narrate these characters. They BECAME them. Every ounce of tension, obsession, heartbreak, rage, desperation, and absolute emotional carnage was delivered straight into my bloodstream like a controlled substance. I genuinely do not think my nervous system will ever recover. Highly, highly recommend the audiobook experience if you too would like to suffer professionally.
As for the story itself... I have been WAITING for Anna Monroe and Boston Marks’ worlds to collide, but NOTHING could have prepared me for the level of devastation that followed once they finally did.
I was completely obsessed with every second unfolding in front of me while simultaneously wanting to grab these characters by the shoulders and shake them until common sense returned to their bodies because WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?!?! Every chapter somehow found a new way to emotionally body slam me into concrete.
And just when I thought maybe, MAYBE, I had a tiny scrap of emotional stability left, A. A. Dark apparently looked directly at my suffering and said:
“Not enough. Let’s ruin her properly.”
And then she proceeded to rip my soul out through my ribcage with surgical precision.
I am unwell.I am heartbroken.I am furious.I am obsessed.
There is genuinely nothing remotely intact about my poor broken heart after this.
🎧 Multicast narrated by:
🎙️Branden Davis-Butler
🎙️Sean Masters
🎙️Kasi Hollowell
🎙️and Daniel Lewis
Tropes: Amnesia, Anti-Hero, Found Family, Opposites Attract, Revenge, Obsessive/Possessive Love, Investigative Thriller, Underground Societies, Pitch Black
🎧 Thank you so much to DarkStarRomance for the incredible ALC 🎧
The amount of times I shouted “ARE YOU ACTUALLY THIS FREAKING STUPID?!” and “YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY BE SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?!” while listening to this audiobook should honestly qualify me for some kind of public disturbance warning.
This wasn’t even reading at this point. This was psychological warfare with background music.
And the narrators were DISGUSTINGLY good. They didn’t narrate these characters. They BECAME them. Every ounce of tension, obsession, heartbreak, rage, desperation, and absolute emotional carnage was delivered straight into my bloodstream like a controlled substance. I genuinely do not think my nervous system will ever recover. Highly, highly recommend the audiobook experience if you too would like to suffer professionally.
As for the story itself... I have been WAITING for Anna Monroe and Boston Marks’ worlds to collide, but NOTHING could have prepared me for the level of devastation that followed once they finally did.
I was completely obsessed with every second unfolding in front of me while simultaneously wanting to grab these characters by the shoulders and shake them until common sense returned to their bodies because WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?!?! Every chapter somehow found a new way to emotionally body slam me into concrete.
And just when I thought maybe, MAYBE, I had a tiny scrap of emotional stability left, A. A. Dark apparently looked directly at my suffering and said:
“Not enough. Let’s ruin her properly.”
And then she proceeded to rip my soul out through my ribcage with surgical precision.
I am unwell.I am heartbroken.I am furious.I am obsessed.
There is genuinely nothing remotely intact about my poor broken heart after this.
🎧 Multicast narrated by:
🎙️Branden Davis-Butler
🎙️Sean Masters
🎙️Kasi Hollowell
🎙️and Daniel Lewis
Tropes: Amnesia, Anti-Hero, Found Family, Opposites Attract, Revenge, Obsessive/Possessive Love, Investigative Thriller, Underground Societies, Pitch Black
🎧 Thank you so much to DarkStarRomance for the incredible ALC 🎧
May 29, 2026
ALC Review fromDark Star Romance!
I had been anticipating this audiobook for what felt like forever, and the second it hit my inbox from Dark Star Romance, I dropped everything and started listening. Thankfully, it delivered on every expectation I had and then some.
While MasterMind can technically be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading the previous books first. The emotional impact of Anna and Boston’s journey hits so much harder when you’ve experienced everything that led them here.
This book is absolute chaos in the best possible way. There is so much happening that I honestly spent most of the audiobook trying to piece everything together while simultaneously wondering what twist was about to hit me next. Because this story is packed with spoilers waiting to happen, I can’t say much about the plot itself, but what I can say is that watching Anna and Boston’s stories finally collide was everything I hoped it would be.
The full-cast duet narration was phenomenal. Branden Davis-Butler, Sean Masters, Kasi Hallowell, and Daniel Lewis completely immersed me in the story and brought every moment of tension, emotion, and suspense to life. Their performances elevated an already intense story and made it impossible to stop listening.
What I loved most is that this book feels like both an ending and a beginning. It beautifully closes one chapter of Anna and Boston’s story while perfectly setting the stage for what’s coming next. And after that ending? Waiting for the next audiobook is going to feel impossible.
If you’re already invested in Anna Monroe and Boston Marks, this is a must-listen.
I had been anticipating this audiobook for what felt like forever, and the second it hit my inbox from Dark Star Romance, I dropped everything and started listening. Thankfully, it delivered on every expectation I had and then some.
While MasterMind can technically be read as a standalone, I highly recommend reading the previous books first. The emotional impact of Anna and Boston’s journey hits so much harder when you’ve experienced everything that led them here.
This book is absolute chaos in the best possible way. There is so much happening that I honestly spent most of the audiobook trying to piece everything together while simultaneously wondering what twist was about to hit me next. Because this story is packed with spoilers waiting to happen, I can’t say much about the plot itself, but what I can say is that watching Anna and Boston’s stories finally collide was everything I hoped it would be.
The full-cast duet narration was phenomenal. Branden Davis-Butler, Sean Masters, Kasi Hallowell, and Daniel Lewis completely immersed me in the story and brought every moment of tension, emotion, and suspense to life. Their performances elevated an already intense story and made it impossible to stop listening.
What I loved most is that this book feels like both an ending and a beginning. It beautifully closes one chapter of Anna and Boston’s story while perfectly setting the stage for what’s coming next. And after that ending? Waiting for the next audiobook is going to feel impossible.
If you’re already invested in Anna Monroe and Boston Marks, this is a must-listen.
May 29, 2026
4.5/5
I have been waiting to see how Boston and Anna will come together and we finally get it with this one! I was not disappointed at all and seriously cannot wait to see what happens next as they go on their revenge journey.
I can't say too much without giving spoilers, but so much chaos in this one and several things that I definitely did not expect. That ending?? Whew! I mean, it was expected, but I might have been hoping for a little different outcome for some reason. I still like how it played out though.
We had some great tension, chaos, and everything seemed to be paced and flow so well. I listened to this one and the full cast narration was fantastic. The performance by every narrator brought so much into the story making it that much better. I honestly can't imagine trying to read this with my eyeballs, the audio brings so much to it.
Keep in mind that this is not for the faint of heart. This series is beyond dark, is not romance, and does not have a HEA. Definitely check your triggers!
Huge thank you to Dark Star Romance and the author for the copy to listen to. Cannot wait for the next one!
I have been waiting to see how Boston and Anna will come together and we finally get it with this one! I was not disappointed at all and seriously cannot wait to see what happens next as they go on their revenge journey.
I can't say too much without giving spoilers, but so much chaos in this one and several things that I definitely did not expect. That ending?? Whew! I mean, it was expected, but I might have been hoping for a little different outcome for some reason. I still like how it played out though.
We had some great tension, chaos, and everything seemed to be paced and flow so well. I listened to this one and the full cast narration was fantastic. The performance by every narrator brought so much into the story making it that much better. I honestly can't imagine trying to read this with my eyeballs, the audio brings so much to it.
Keep in mind that this is not for the faint of heart. This series is beyond dark, is not romance, and does not have a HEA. Definitely check your triggers!
Huge thank you to Dark Star Romance and the author for the copy to listen to. Cannot wait for the next one!
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