Johnny Oops

PRG 5 star review - Sequin Boy And Cindy

2012-10-10T09:59:00.002-07:00

Hi everyone, I'm thrilled I just received a five star review from The Paranormal Romance Group for Sequin Boy and Cindy. Please take a look at
http://www.paranormalromanceguild.com/reviewsarthurlevine.htm

Regards,
Arthur

An Enchanting Fable

2012-10-03T05:49:00.002-07:00

Hi everyone, one o m favorite reviews of Sequin Boy and Cindy
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0085M3BZ6.

5.0 out of 5 stars An Enchanting Modern-Day Fable September 1, 2012
By Susan J. McLeod
Format:Kindle Edition

Sequin Boy and Cindy is a very unique novel. I've never read anything like it. I appreciate that people want to have comparisons in order to decide if they'd like a book or not. Well, I'm afraid I can't come up with any in the literary world. But this story reminded me very much of Forrest Gump.

The narrator is a half-Lakota Native American named Billy. He often refers to himself as "just a big dumb Indian" and his wife, Cindy, affectionately calls him "a big dummy." He comes from an abusive home and has no money, no self-confidence, and no hope for the future. That changes when he meets Cindy. She has also been abused and feels like a social misfit. It's love at first sight. They join the army to be together and earn a college education, but become two of war's grim statistics. Billy loses part of one leg, and Cindy her hand. What they find, however, are many wonderful people to help them.

These characters are endearingly human but larger than life. The contrast between reality's horrors and the child-like wonder that Billy and Cindy can still feel is extremely moving. I admire the way that the author packs what seems to be a straight-forward narrative with so much emotional dynamite. Through the eyes of this couple, we see not only their lives but the world at large. Social issues such as war, violence, poverty and religion are examined. Hopefully, lessons are learned.

Most of all, though, this novel is a celebration of the human spirit: its incredible ability to overcome hardship, to imagine, to love, to persevere and to inspire.

Now run, run, and pick up a copy!

Regards,
Arthur

Excerpt sequin Boy And Cindy - I Really Like This Girl

2012-09-23T08:45:00.001-07:00

For days the two of us stare across the platform at each other, I always make sure to get to my train platform at the same time every day so I can see her. I don’t know what I will do if one day she isn’t there.

Finally, I get my courage up, climb up the stairs and cross down to her side of the platform. “Hello,” I barely whisper with my eyes on the ground.

I mumble in a quiet voice unused to speaking to other people about anything except yes or no or chicken and garlic sauce at the Chinese take out place, “I’m so lonely. I saw you looking at me. Can I ride with you?”

I get a real shock when Cindy gently takes my hand and simultaneously pulls my hoody back,

She hesitates and says, “Yes.” She is thinking what am I doing with this boy. He look so strange with sequins on his face, yet he looks so sad and lonely and under everything really handsome. Dare I talk to him? How can I let him ride with me on the train? Is it safe? Something makes me want to get to know the real person under those horrid shiny metal sequins.

For some reason I guess she feels drawn to me, makes me feel good.

I hold her hand all the way out to her train stop, I can feel her pulse beat. Her hand is so soft. We don’t talk until the train pulls up at her station except to mention our names.

I say, “My name is Billy what’s your name? Can we go for coffee?”

Cindy nods her head yes, smiles shyly at me and says, “Yes, my name is Cindy.”

I didn’t realize how pretty she is. She guides me across the street to a local coffee shop, and for the first time in years I speak about my life and myself. Words and emotions came pouring out of me about my loneliness, and my drunken stepfather, who used to beat me. I can’t stop. I cry. I feel so foolish, but I think Cindy doesn’t mind. Somehow I think she understands what real loneliness is. Somehow I think she instinctively knows my heart. I can’t believe how fast everything is happening. I have real feelings for this girl. I just wish she talked more. She says so little. I wonder what she is holding back.

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A Moving, Ambitious Tour de Force

2012-09-21T07:09:00.000-07:00

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Moving, Ambitious Tour de Force August 3, 2012

By Peter M. Leschner

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Sequin Boy and Cindy is an ambitious, sweeping tour de force by Arthur Levine, which examines the "circle of life". It is a touching story revolving around Billy and Cindy, penniless, lost souls who meet while young and naïve, fall in love, overcome adversity, have a family, find success and live the American dream, ultimately giving back to others less fortunate. While describing their journey, the author tackles (often with a dose of humor) subjects ranging from support for returning war veterans, living and dealing with disfiguring war injuries, politics, street gangs, education, the power of the media, raising children, balancing work and family to most importantly, true love, which holds the two together through all their difficulties, defeats and triumphs, even in the face of death. Like life itself, the story quickly moves from one chapter to another painting a rich picture of life's challenges and rewards in the process. Sequin Boy and Cindy is an interesting, provocative and moving read, which I highly recommend. Congratulations Arthur. Great job!

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A Love Story For The Ages

2012-09-21T04:46:00.000-07:00

Sequin Boy And Cindy – A love story for the ages. Being wounded in war can’t stop our lovebirds from forming a successful union and civilian life.

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Last Day Free For Johnny Oops

2012-09-20T06:45:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone, today is the last day to download Johnny Oops Free at
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Johnny Oops Free on Kindle

2012-09-19T04:55:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, Johnny Oops is free on Amazon Kindle today and tomorrow. Go pick up your free copy.
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Two different Paranormal Love Stories

2012-09-12T05:50:00.002-07:00

Hi everyone,

Johnny Oops and Sequin Boy And Cindy are two very different kinds of paranormal love stories, both with their own unique reality scenario, or spirit world element. Johnny Oops is now part of the KDP program and free to borrow for prime members. It will be free for everyone on the nineteenth and twentieth of September. Don’t miss the opportunity to pick up it’s alter equal Sequin Boy And Cindy to fulfill your desire for action packed non stop adventure and a love story for the ages.

http://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Oops-ebook/dp/B0041KL52M/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1

Regards,

Arthur Levine

A TV Wedding

2012-09-05T05:52:00.003-07:00

The TV interviewer welcomes Cindy and I and says, “The whole Nation is rooting for you. How do you feel about your Army experience?”

I say, “The Army did a lot for us. They took care of us when we were wounded. Gave us a generous disability pension, and are paying for our college tuition, but they never should have separated us. This wouldn’t have happened.”

Cindy starts to cry on live TV and whimpers, “We needed to be together. They promised us.”

The TV Commentator decides crying wouldn’t wash on his program and turning to us with a big smile on his face asks, “So what do you kids plan to do now?” he has to repeat the question because I’m concentrating on calming Cindy down. Finally on his second try he gets me to answer.

I say, “We want to get married, go to college, and have a family as soon as we can afford a wedding. We want to get good jobs and have a real future so we can raise our kids the way we never were.”

The senior producer on the show runs onto the stage and promises that the station will make us a beautiful wedding free of charge and pay for the honeymoon. He is wearing a green v-neck sweater over a shirt with a torn collar and a pair of dungarees. I guess he wasn’t planning on being on camera. Cindy starts to cry again. I turn to comfort her and I start to cry. Then the producer starts to cry. By the time the interview is over every one in the TV Station and I guess the audience is crying.http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0085M3BZ6

Love Story For The Ages

2012-08-25T08:25:00.004-07:00

Sequin Boy And Cindy is a love story for the ages. Being wounded in war can’t stop our lovebirds Billy and Cindy from forming a successful union in civilian life.

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Excerpt from Johnny Oops - It's A Puzzle

2012-08-18T08:06:00.003-07:00

As I grow older I find I know less about a lot of things, or am I just growing wiser? I have more questions than answers and spend more of my time puzzling over what I thought I already knew. I asked Professor Armstrong about the seeming contradiction in this.

He said, “Life is a puzzle. The older you get, the more pieces seem to be missing and they’re really not. We just have to find a different way to look for them. We have to gain a new perspective in order to search them out.”

I think that’s beautiful, marvelous and unbelievably revealing. That’s what I’m trying to do, find a new perspective. I wonder if I ever will. When will I find redemption for my sins and a new beginning? How am I going to fulfill my Promise if I don’t have the proper outlook? I think I’ll have to develop a new dynamic for myself, a new reality, a new dimension to my inner being.

Do you hear me God? , Do you hear me Game Master?
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An Urban Love Story

2012-08-16T04:43:00.000-07:00

5.0 out of 5 stars An urban love story with a spiritual twist..., August 15, 2012

Tim Greaton "Tim Greaton" (Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sequin Boy and Cindy (Kindle Edition)

Arthur Levine is an author who savors the exploration of relationships and spirituality, and his fiction displays always come with fascinating results.

"Sequin Boy and Cindy" is at its core a love story between Billy Wolk and Cindy. They meet in New York as young adults, both on the verge of financial destitution, but as most young couples do, they place the priority on their relationship and somehow manage to make a go of things for a while. Unfortunately, life and New York's high cost of living finally force them both to take the drastic measure of joining the military. The young couple went to war.

Now I could talk about the tongue-in-cheek way that the author carries us through a lifetime of challenges which include debilitating war injuries, charitable causes, civic duty and so much more, but I think the important thing to say is that through the prism of lives built on love, dreams and faith in each other, these two amazing characters teach us how to journey to our passions while also remembering to love and care for the important people around us at the same time.

I urge everyone to spend time with "Sequin Boy and Cindy" if only to see how brilliantly Arthur Levine manages to weave Native American spiritual beliefs throughout this ever-evolving love story.

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Recovering

2012-08-15T12:12:00.000-07:00

Excerpt from Johnny Oops.

I’m not going to bore you with all the gritty details of my three-month incarceration at Happyville or the analysis I went through. I was diagnosed as having homophobic neurotic manifestations brought on by my rejection as an inadequate lover by Alice. I can relate to that.

They also told me that my playing Requiem for a Matador on my trumpet symbolized my wish to die a hero’s death so Alice would mourn me as a martyr. O’Hara told me that my wearing the jock strap represented my desire to do her football player lover both figuratively and literally, and that trying to scrap off my freckles was an attempt to become more mature in the way I dealt with social relationships. Doctor O’Hara said this last part was actually a hopeful sign. There is much more, but most of it’s too painful for me to discuss. When am I going to grow up?

After 3 months they released me to the care of my parents with the strong recommendation that I not to go back to Harvard until I’m sixteen no matter what my folks think. That’s right, blame my problems on my folks. Why not give them a guilt trip. That’s the way these shrinks get new customers. There never was any chance of my returning to Harvard. I don’t want to go through the horror and the loneliness again and the University doesn’t want me back.

For the next few months I moped around the house doing nothing much except growing a beard. I wanted to hide the scars on my face where I’d cut myself. Physical scars you can hide, some mental ones never go away. You can only push them into the background. That’s life: A lot of crazy stuff, a lot of hiding from yourself, and a little love to keep you going.
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Regards,
Arthur

Sequin Boy And Cindy Gets Standing Ovation

2012-08-12T11:09:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, I'm honored to share with you a great five star review of Sequin Boy and Cindy by James A. Anderson.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Standing Ovation July 4, 2012
By James A. Anderson
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

It is not often I'm left at a loss for words, but Arthur Levine's SEQUIN BOY AND CINDY did just that.

I have to dig deep to find the appropriate words to decribe this wonderful romance novel. I haven't been moved so much by a romance novel since Erich Segal's LOVE STORY many years ago. SEQUIN BOY is funny, touching and infused with wonder, as all love stories should be.

This is the wonderful, tumultuous, heartfelt story of Billy Wolk, a half Lakota Native American and Cindy. Two young people from abused backgrounds who find each other and true eternal love. This is a magnificent novel that will grab you, hold you and stay with you forever, long after you turn the final page.

It will make you fall in love with love again. A sweeping story that takes you through their lives, their triumphs, their setbacks, their attempts to pay it forward and help others. Oh that we had politicians like Billy who becomes Mayor of New York City!

SEQUIN BOY AND CINDY is an experience. The reader who responds to this little book will feel less like a reader than one of Levine's characters, living it all out from the inside..In this 'love story' you are not just an observer.

This novel is spiritual on so many levels and a daring departure for Mr. Levine, author of the Johnny Oops novels, very different kind of books.

If a book deserves a standing ovation, this is it!
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Love Story For The Ages

2012-08-10T05:04:00.001-07:00

Sequin Boy and Cindy is a love story for the ages. Now available in print on Amazon.

Five star review.

A Moving, Ambitious Tour de Force August 3, 2012
By Peter M. Leschner
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

Sequin Boy and Cindy is an ambitious, sweeping tour de force by Arthur Levine, which examines the "circle of life". It is a touching story revolving around Billy and Cindy, penniless, lost souls who meet while young and naïve, fall in love, overcome adversity, have a family, find success and live the American dream, ultimately giving back to others less fortunate. While describing their journey, the author tackles (often with a dose of humor) subjects ranging from support for returning war veterans, living and dealing with disfiguring war injuries, politics, street gangs, education, the power of the media, raising children, balancing work and family to most importantly, true love, which holds the two together through all their difficulties, defeats and triumphs, even in the face of death. Like life itself, the story quickly moves from one chapter to another painting a rich picture of life's challenges and rewards in the process. Sequin Boy and Cindy is an interesting, provocative and moving read,
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The Hand of God On My Shoulder

2012-08-07T06:56:00.002-07:00

Before I left the hospital, after a remarkable recovery from the beating I had taken, I visited every ward and semi private room in the hospital, and was greeted by almost everyone with joy and a sense of anticipation. In each case I did the same thing. I walked over to the patients and put my hand on their shoulder as God had done to me and repeated the story of what had happened to me. In each case I told them that God felt their pain, He understood, and everything would be all right. I truly believe I am His Messenger now. I feel His presence more than I ever have before. I am blessed.
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Great new five star review for Sequin Boy And Cindy

2012-08-04T05:28:00.000-07:00

5.0 out of 5 stars A Moving, Ambitious Tour de Force, August 3, 2012
By
Peter M. Leschner (Tenafly, New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sequin Boy and Cindy (Kindle Edition)
Sequin Boy and Cindy is an ambitious, sweeping tour de force by Arthur Levine, which examines the "circle of life". It is a touching story revolving around Billy and Cindy, penniless, lost souls who meet while young and naïve, fall in love, overcome adversity, have a family, find success and live the American dream, ultimately giving back to others less fortunate. While describing their journey, the author tackles (often with a dose of humor) subjects ranging from support for returning war veterans, living and dealing with disfiguring war injuries, politics, street gangs, education, the power of the media, raising children, balancing work and family to most importantly, true love, which holds the two together through all their difficulties, defeats and triumphs, even in the face of death. Like life itself, the story quickly moves from one chapter to another painting a rich picture of life's challenges and rewards in the process. Sequin Boy and Cindy is an interesting, provocative and moving read, which I highly recommend. Congratulations Arthur. Great job!
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Excerpt from Johnny Oops - Captured In Egypt

2012-08-01T12:40:00.000-07:00

Our release by the terrorists was the high point of our trip to Egypt. We were dumped, bound and blindfolded, in front of the American Embassy exactly at 4 PM on a Thursday afternoon from the back of what sounded and felt like a pick up truck, which sped off. Two big hulking Marines ran out, grabbed us unceremoniously by the seat of our pants and flung us onto the other side of the Embassy gate and into freedom's outstretched arms. Now I know what it means to be an American and to be saved by the Marines.

We were reunited in the Ambassador's living room with our families. Our respective parents flew over to meet us and take us home. The good professor was there, looking like he was going to cry, rubbing his eyes with his hands. The tall waspish Ambassador gave us a stern lecture in his office, out of earshot of our parents, indicating how unwise we were. He said, "Two strapping young Americans with blonde and red hair shouldn't go wondering around in the red light district of Cairo. You should consider yourselves lucky to be alive. You can't expect the United States Government to go bailing you over-sexed idiots out of trouble every time you get an itch." He suggested we go home and find another way to satisfy our urges. I can relate to that.

We were filthy and hungry. My folks took us back to the Hilton Hotel for showers and a good meal. They were relieved we were still alive because now as they said, "We will have the opportunity to kill you ourselves."

The Episcopal Bishop told my parents, "Be patient and have faith. Boys will be boys." I think I like his religious beliefs.
We returned home to what turned out in my case to be relative house arrest. I think I had more freedom of movement when I was a captive of the terrorists. My old friend Billy offered to come over and keep me company. I was so bored that I said okay. Our meeting was pathetic. He hasn't changed and said he was sorry for being so boring. No wonder Billy is still in High School. He will probably be there forever.

I can't wait for the summer to end so I can return to college and freedom. I've made all kinds of plans. You have to be careful what you plan. My experience in Egypt has left me with a more abiding faith in the Almighty. God has his own plans for us and I believe that on a one to one basis his plans always come first.

Until this point in my life I have studiously avoided facial ornamentation of any kind. I don't feature having my ears, nose or mouth pierced-that's disgusting. I feel the same way about tattoos, but with my newfound faith, I couldn't resist one small ankle scripture that reads, "God Heals," in Navy Blue. Getting this Tattoo is one of the few over the top things I've ever done and never been sorry for.

The summer is almost over. After the horrors of Egypt, I'm happy to be alive. I was so scared when the terrorists grabbed us. I never thought about my own mortality before. I wonder if I am - mortal
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We need to do more for our returning war Vets -Johnny Oops

2012-07-31T05:21:00.000-07:00

(1) Long Road Home - 50,000 veterans will have returned home physically wounded since 2001.

(2) According to the Veteran’s Administration not-yet-published statistics, 367,749 Iraqi and Afghan vets have sought mental health care treatment. That's 51.7 percent of the total caseload - and also 28.2 percent of the returning 1.3 million vets - a number that's sure to grow larger as those who returned home recently begin acknowledging cases of delayed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). It's common for vets not to begin experiencing combat stress until after the euphoria of being home has waned, typically six months to a year or more.

(3) 45% of Afghanistan, Iraq Vets Seek Disability
By Daniel Politi | Posted Sunday, May 27, 2012, at 3:32 PM ET

My novel Sequin Boy And Cindy takes a long hard look at the plight of our returning war Veterans, and although basically the love story of two disabled returning war heroes manages to pose the problems we face as the result of the Iraqi and Afghanistan wars.

We need to be able to do more than we have for our returning Vets. Not everyone can hope to be as blessed as our principal characters Billy and Cindy in http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0085M3BZ6

Regards,
Arthur

Sequin Boy and Cindy

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Spirit ancestors charging through the night sky and a White Buffalo with blazing red eyes show our young lovers the way to true happiness. Two lonely young people from abused backgrounds find each other, fall in love, join the army, and both suffer injuries in a war in Iran, but go on to build a ...

Explosion - Sequin Boy And Cindy

2012-07-29T15:16:00.003-07:00

I still don't remember everything, but I can piece together most of the tragic events that ensue according to Cindy's fellow soldier who accompanied her on the fateful trip. One day near the holy city of Qom-the site of a nuclear bomb facility American bombs have destroyed-Cindy is driving her armored fighting vehicle (AFV) to the site of a place where her control has just radioed her that an IED has been diffused. She spots the yellow teepee with the sequins sitting on a little rise in the sand that I have left. She knows immediately upon seeing the sequins that this is from me. She jumps out of her AFV, grabs the canvas, and looks at the note from me. The note say, "I disarmed this at seventeen hundred hours and am heading west. I love you." Cindy looks at her watch. It is only 1720 hours.

Cindy jumps back in her AFV and takes off at break neck speed, much to the surprise of the private with her who says, " Slow down. You'll kill us. What's the rush?"

Cindy had just gotten a field promotion to corporal. She doesn't bother to answer the private on the seat next to her. In the distance she sees another AFV stopped at the side of the road. Instinct tells her this is me. She races towards my AFV. As she approaches I look up and see her driving towards me with her head out the window of her AFV waving frantically. I start gesturing wildly with my hands and shouting at her to stop, but I guess in her excitement she doesn't recognize I'm warning her to stop, to stay away from my location where I'm in the middle of diffusing an IED. I jump up and start running up the road towards her waving her off, shouting, "Stop, stop." Just as we reach each other another IED buried at the side of the road goes off. I must've missed that one.

I'm thrown in the air. All I can feel is extreme pain shooting through my right leg. I have lost my leg up to the kneecap and blood squirts from ruptured veins and arteries all over the place. Cindy's AFV is tossed in the air and crumples like an accordion. Somehow, bleeding profusely, I drag myself the few feet over to her vehicle and with all the strength I have left pull her vehicle door open and grab Cindy out of her AFV. She has lost her right hand up to the wrist. This is the hand I always hold.

"Don't worry," I cry as I tried to stop her bleeding. "They will be here soon. We will be all right. I love you." Then I pass out from shock and loss of blood. The soldier with her later told me that Cindy sat there half on top of me shaking and screaming, and clenching her remaining hand over the stump of my shattered leg trying to stop the bleeding. The stink of burning motor oil and smoke is everywhere. She was shouting at him, "Get help, get help, he's dying. I can't stop the bleeding." She disregarded her own wound. She was so hysterical I don't think she fully realized she'd lost her hand.

The private with her was miraculously unharmed. He called in our location and tried to tie off our gushing wounds. He says to headquarters, "Need help now. Two down both missing limbs. I can't stop the bleeding. Need immediate Medivac. Our position is . . . In minutes a rescue medical helicopter lands, does immediate triage on both of us to stop the bleeding and flies us to the main emergency medical facility in the area transfusing both of us in the copter. We both have lost a lot of blood. I'm fading in and out of consciousness I guess from the shot of morphine they give Cindy and me for the pain. Cindy keeps crying and holding my hand with her remaining good one. We are both covered with blood and sweat from the stinking heat. Must have been one hundred and six, but I feel ice cold from the loss of blood. If not for the quick action of the medics and the private with Cindy we would never have survived.
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Regards,
Arthur

Sequin Boy and Cindy

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Explosion - Sequin Boy And Cindy

2012-07-29T15:03:00.002-07:00

Sequin Boy and Cindy

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On the Beach for a fun holiday read with Sequin Boy And Cindy

2012-07-28T06:01:00.003-07:00

We do so many exciting things together. We go to the beach at Long Beach, Long Island taking the train directly there. I have never been to the beach before. Cindy buys me a black bathing suit that comes down to my knees. She wears this little bikini type pink bathing suit. What a figure. All the guys are staring. I don’t know whether that makes me happy or jealous. I guess both. I find myself protectively putting my hands around her shoulders. Can’t let any of these other guys get the idea she’s available.

I don’t know how to swim. There was never any one around to teach me. I will go into the water knee-deep holding Cindy’s hand like a little kid, and when the waves rush in I run out of the pale green water squealing as I pull Cindy along with me. I didn’t know how great the summer could be. I love the beach.

I ask Cindy, “Can we come back next weekend?” I kept sifting the golden strands of sand through my fingers in disbelief at their sparkling fine-grained beauty. There is so much I know nothing about and so much I’ve missed. Where have I been all my life?

She kisses me gently on the cheek and says, “We can do anything you want, Lover Boy.” No one ever called me that before.

I say, “Guess what I want to do next, Cindy?”

Cindy giggles. “We can’t, Billy, people will see.”

I shake my head no. “We can do it under the blanket.”

“We’ll get full of sand, Billy.” I notice she is looking around for a private place.
“I don’t care, Cindy. I want to make love to you now. You said I could do anything I want.”

“Okay Billy, let’s go under the Boardwalk. You are getting me hot just thinking about making love. Tell me this will never change.”

“I promise, I promise. God you are so wonderful, Cindy. I’m so happy.” There’s a certain look that Cindy gets on her face when we are about to share the moment that I can’t describe. Ecstasy? I wish I was a painter.

We stay on the beach until the sun goes down. Then we stop for pizza at some stand on the boardwalk. The pizza is greasy, very cheesy and loaded with tomato sauce. We sprinkle the pizza with pepper flakes, garlic powder and oregano, making an aromatic treat that tastes great. We each have two slices, which we wash down with super sized cokes. Finally we take the Long Island Railroad home. I hold Cindy’s hand all the way. In spite of all the soda, my thirst for Cindy is insatiable. I can’t get enough of her.

Sequin Boy Blurb – Paranormal Romance –Adventure - Love Story - Young Adult

Tags – Paranormal Romance, Coming of Age, Young Adult, Lonely, Lost Souls, Lovers, Fantasy. Indian Ancestors, White Buffalo, Playing House, God, Faith, Love Story, Inspiration, Disabled Vet

Hi everyone, the White Buffalo is coming. She can make your dreams come true. Sequin Boy and Cindy my new novel will show you how.http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0085M3BZ6

Regards,
Arthur

Sequin Boy and Cindy

Standing Ovation

2012-07-26T09:55:00.001-07:00

5.0 out of 5 stars A Standing Ovation, July 4, 2012
By
James A. Anderson "Author" (London, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Sequin Boy and Cindy (Kindle Edition)
It is not often I'm left at a loss for words, but Arthur Levine's SEQUIN BOY AND CINDY did just that.

I have to dig deep to find the appropriate words to describe this wonderful romance novel. I haven't been moved so much by a romance novel since Erich Segal's LOVE STORY many years ago. SEQUIN BOY is funny, touching and infused with wonder, as all love stories should be.

This is the wonderful, tumultuous, heartfelt story of Billy Wolk, a half Lakota Native American and Cindy. Two young people from abused backgrounds who find each other and true eternal love. This is a magnificent novel that will grab you, hold you and stay with you forever, long after you turn the final page.

It will make you fall in love with love again. A sweeping story that takes you through their lives, their triumphs, their setbacks, their attempts to pay it forward and help others. Oh that we had politicians like Billy who becomes Mayor of New York City!

SEQUIN BOY AND CINDY is an experience. The reader who responds to this little book will feel less like a reader than one of Levine's characters, living it all out from the inside..In this 'love story' you are not just an observer.

This novel is spiritual on so many levels and a daring departure for Mr. Levine, author of the Johnny Oops novels, very different kind of books.

If a book deserves a standing ovation, this is it!
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Excerpt - Sequin Boy And Cindy

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CHAPTER 5

Months fly by and we are so happy. I race home every day after work to be with Cindy. We must call each other at least ten times a day. We are in love, and every moment together is an exploration of how wonderful life can be. We are growing up together, that’s how I think of our love, and I believe my darling Cindy feels the same way. I look forward to the warm embrace I get when I come home.

I’m constantly planning little surprises to make Cindy happy. I never had any one to care about before. One day I will bring her flowers. Another day a new blouse I buy off the rack from a corner peddler. I think I have terrible taste, I love vertical stripes and the color purple is my favorite, but Cindy never says anything. I guess she just appreciates that I’m thinking of her. Took me two months of yellow daisies to find out she doesn’t like daises and doesn’t like yellow. It’s a good thing I’m a writer and not a graphic designer.

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Boom

New York, NY – Two young people from abused backgrounds fall in love, join the Army together, are separated and then their whole world goes boom—up in smoke. The smell of burnt flesh, tires burning and the stink of blood and sweat is everywhere when an IED explodes as the two young lovers are desperately trying to reunite in the middle of a battlefield.

Saved by a miracle and Army surgeons, Billy and Cindy return home as disabled war heroes to the enthusiastic support of their local community. The whole Nation falls in love with their earnestness and desire to make a place for themselves in the aftermath of war.

They go on TV, receive a TV station sponsored Wedding and honeymoon, and go on to college together partially paid for by the Army and the rest by the University they attend.

In spite of their handicaps Cindy becomes a one-handed registered nurse and Billy the first one-legged part Lakota Indian Mayor of NYC. They have twins—a boy and a girl and go on to raise a great family. They usher in an era of kindness and caring into the Big City, but life for our eternal love bugs is not without adversity and the almost constant ramifications of the wounds and trauma they have endured in the service of our Country.

They never forget their love for one another and their desire never to be separated and alone again. As Billy says, “God you are so wonderful, Cindy. I’m so happy. There’s a certain look that Cindy gets on her face when we are about to share the moment that I can’t describe. Ecstasy? I wish I were a painter.”

Throughout their lives together, God, A raging White Buffalo and Billy’s spirit ancestors protect them in this paranormal romance love story for the ages.

James A. Anderson the author of Deadline and The Scorpion says in his five star review,

“It is not often I'm left at a loss for words, but Arthur Levine's SEQUIN BOY AND CINDY did just that.

I have to dig deep to find the appropriate words to describe this wonderful romance novel. I haven't been moved so much by a romance novel since Erich Segal's LOVE STORY many years ago. SEQUIN BOY is funny, touching and infused with wonder, as all love stories should be.”

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