Keep Me Never

Boys of Avix, Book 4

By: Meagan Brandy

Narrated by: Lilly Drake, Chase Brown

The fourth interconnected standalone in the universe of TikTok sensation Say You Swear, from USA Today bestselling author Meagan Brandy. Full of angst, heat, and set against the background of college football, this series is perfect for fans of Chloe Walsh, L.J. Shen, and Elle Kennedy.

On the outside, it looks like I've got it all together. I'm killing it on the football field, pushing harder than ever before and breaking league records.

But on the inside, I'm a mess, the pressure of the game too much, the betrayal from someone I trusted weighing me down with every breath.

I'm drowning and there's no one to pull me up.

Until her.

I tried to stay away, to keep my distance so I wouldn't ruin us both, but I was powerless against her.

She's everything I didn't know I wanted and more than I could ever deserve.

That right there is how I knew I couldn't keep her, but that didn't stop me from falling in love with her.

Just when I think maybe I'm becoming the man I want to be, my world comes crashing down around me, and I'm faced with a choice that has the power to break us both.

Suddenly, I'm right back where I started.

I'm the guy with nothing to give―and she's the girl who deserves the world.

©2025 Meagan Brandy (P)2025 Audible, Inc.

This one was ok

I feel like nothing happened for the first half of this story. I was so bored. The second half was good though. The narrators carried this one.

Amazing Redemption Arc

I absolutely devoured Keep Me Never. I’ve been counting down the days for Chase’s redemption arc, and I just knew Meagan Brandy wasn’t going to disappoint — and she didn’t. While so many readers have hated Chase over the course of the series, I’ve always secretly rooted for him. He’s that guy who makes dumb choices but has a good heart buried underneath all the chaos. And finally, finally, we get to see that heart on full display.

Chase and Paige balance each other beautifully, and watching them grow into their relationship was honestly one of my favorite parts of the entire universe Meagan Brandy has created. I’m genuinely sad this series is over. I’ve come to live with this group of friends, and saying goodbye feels like closing the door on people I’ve known forever. But what a finale. What a payoff. What a love story.

If you love tortured heroes, sunshine girls, sports romance intensity, and a redemption arc that hits just right, Keep Me Never is a must-read (or must-listen — the narration by Lilly Drake and Chase Brown was spot-on)

It was a slow burn, for sure.

It was a great circle back/wind up to the first love charachter the series began with. But it truly is a slooowwww burn. It took a long time to pick up, but when it finally did it brought a few tears. but you do need the back story history of the other books in the series to appriate the story and the charachter involved. It was dual, not duet, narration which I am not fond. It was good though oncevot got going.

college football x friends to lovers x tortured he

Only Meagan Brandy can make us so upset with a character and then at the end of the series make us fall in love with him so deeply that we’ll protect him at all costs. I am so sad to finish the Boys of Avix series but it was the perfect conclusion and full circle moment for all the characters.

Read this when you’re in the mood for…
- college football romance
- friends to lovers
- tortured hero
- sunshine girl
- found family friend group

Chase and Paige are EVERYTHING! I love their calm, protective, supportive love and the way they never rush each other. It’s so sweet and that big love gesture had me falling apart.

Make sure you read the bonus chapter!!

Loved the story

I loved the story definitely made me cry. Definitely my 2nd favorite from the books