About  The Vigil

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Cheryl Broussard made two vows:

Never fall for an abusive man.
Never return to her Louisiana hometown.

Now she’s learned the danger of saying never.

 

After escaping an abusive relationship, Cheryl returns to Bijou Bayou and the family she once fled. Working as a hospice nurse, she cares for a dying Vietnam veteran whose final request seems simple: read aloud the love letters he has treasured for decades.

But the letters reveal long-buried family secrets—and force Cheryl to question everything she believed about her past, the people she loves, and the reasons she left home.

With the truth finally exposed, Cheryl must decide whether she can release the hurts that have defined her life and accept the second chances she never expected—with her family, old friends, and the God she never really knew.

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The Vigil is a story of wounded families, hidden truths, faith, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to come home.