Posted on September 23, 2103
Thanks to everybody who stopped by to see me at the Big E. It was a huge success for me, selling 434 copies of my debut novel, Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love. I hope to see you again there next year!
— Sebastian Cole 🙂

September 23, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Big E, BIg E fair, Books, fiction, love, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Authors, romance, Romance Novels, Sebastian Cole, The Big E | 10 Comments
Posted on September 22, 2013
I have no idea if this is any kind of Amazon record or not, but in the last 5 days I’ve given away 105,033 copies of the Kindle eBook version of my debut novel, Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love. Thanks to everyone who helped make this free book promotion more successful than my wildest dreams. If you enjoyed reading Sand Dollar, please spread the word. What a week!
— Sebastian Cole 🙂


September 22, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Best sellers, Books, fiction, Free Books, Free eBooks, love, Love stories, Record setting books, romance, Romance Books, romantic | 2 Comments
Posted on September 19, 2013
Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love by Sebastian Cole is FREE on Amazon through Saturday. In the last 2 days, 77,000 free eBook copies were given away! Click here to get your free copy. If you don’t have a Kindle, you can download the Kindle Reading Apps to read Sand Dollar on a computer. I’d love to giveaway 100,000 eBooks by the end of this promotion, so tell all of your friends!

September 19, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Amazon, Amazon ebooks, Books, eBooks, fiction, Free Books, Free books for your Kindle, Free eBooks, Free Kindle books, Free Kindle eBooks, Kindle eBooks, love, Love stories, romance | 4 Comments
Posted on September 18, 2013

Thanks to everyone who downloaded Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love yesterday at Amazon. 62,000 copies were given away yesterday, making Sand Dollar the best selling FREE eBook at Amazon. And the free eBook promotion is running for another four days, through Saturday.
4.5 stars on Amazon with over 120 reviews
Beverly Hills Book Award winner
ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award bronze winner
International Book Awards finalist
ForeWord Firsts debut literary competition finalist
September 18, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Amazon Kindle, Best selling eBooks, Books, eBooks, fiction, Free Books, Free eBooks, Free Kindle books, Free Kindle eBooks, love, Love stories, romance, Romance Books, romantic | Leave a comment
Posted on September 17, 2013
Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love has reached #1 on Amazon’s list of best selling FREE eBooks for the Kindle. Over 50,000 Sand Dollar eBooks have been given away on Amazon since this morning, and that number is sure to climb. Get Sand Dollar for free at Amazon through Saturday.


September 17, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Amazon, Amazon Best Sellers, Amazon ebooks, Best sellers, Books, fiction, Free eBooks, Free Kindle eBooks, Kindle eBooks, love, romance, Top selling Kindle eBooks | Leave a comment
Posted on September 17, 2013
Don’t have a Kindle? No worries. Just download the Kindle Reading App to read Kindle eBooks on any computer.

4.5 stars on Amazon with over 100 reviews
Beverly Hills Book Award winner
ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award bronze winner
International Book Awards finalist
ForeWord Firsts debut literary competition finalist
September 17, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Amazon, Books, fiction, Free at Amazon, Free eBooks, Free for Kindle, Free Kindle eBooks, Kindle, Kindle eBooks, love, Love stories, romance, Romance Books, Romantic books | Leave a comment
Posted on Sept 16, 2013
Check out my 4′ x 8′ banners for the Big E in West Springfield, Ma. I’m hoping I’ll get to actually use them, ha. Wish me luck! I’ll be signing my debut novel, Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love, this Friday and Saturday, September 20th & 21st, in the Rhode Island building. I hope to see you there!

September 16, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Author appearances, Big E, BIg E fair, Book signings, Books, Fairs, fiction, love, romance, Sebastian Cole, The Big E, The Big E Fair | Leave a comment
Posted on September 13, 2013
At #128, Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love didn’t quite make Amazon’s Top 100 Best Sellers list of paid eBooks, which includes both fiction and non-fiction, but it DID make their Top 100 Best Sellers list of paid eBooks in Fiction. And I’ve got the screen prints to prove it! 🙂


September 13, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Amazon, Amazon Best Sellers Rank, Books, fiction, love, romance, Top 100 ebooks, Top 100 ebooks at Amazon, Top 100 paid in Kindle store | Leave a comment
Posted on September 11, 2013


September 11, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Amazon Kindle, book of the day, Books, eBooks, fiction, Indie Book of the Day, Indie books, Kindle eBooks, love, Love stories, romance | Leave a comment
Posted on September 11, 2013
Keep an eye out today for Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love possibly making it onto Amazon’s list of the top 100 best selling paid eBooks for the Kindle. Sand Dollar‘s current ranking is #129 and falling. To follow along, click here and scroll down to where it says “Amazon Best Sellers Rank.” There are some huge names on the Best Seller list. I’m crossing fingers and toes over here. Go Sand Dollar!
Sebastian 🙂

September 11, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Amazon Best Sellers Rank, Best sellers, Best sellers in Kindle store, Books, fiction, love, romance, Romance Books, Top 100 paid in Kindle store | 2 Comments
Posted on September 09, 2013
I’m happy to report that Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love is currently ranked at #133 on Amazon’s paid Kindle eBooks chart, and it’s ranked at #6 in Amazon’s Books / Romance / Fantasy category. I hope whoever buys the eBook fully enjoys it. Thanks for your support!
Sebastian Cole 🙂

September 9, 2013 | Categories: Announcements, Uncategorized | Tags: Amazon Best Sellers Rank, Amazon books, Amazon ebooks, Books, fiction, Kindle, Kindle eBooks, love, romance, sand dollar, Sebastian Cole | 4 Comments
Posted on August 22, 2013
With the end of summer fast approaching, why not take your favorite love story, Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love, to the beach this weekend for a photo shoot (or anywhere else for that matter)? And in the process you can enter to win a Kindle Paperwhite eReader with built-in light. For contest rules, click here.


August 22, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Books, Contest, fiction, Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, love, Love stories, Photo contest, romance, Romance Novels, Romantic books, win, Win a Kindle | 4 Comments
Posted on August 16, 2013


I’m really proud to announce that I’ve signed with Editorial Presença, the largest independent publisher in Portugal, to publish my debut novel, Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love, in Portuguese. I can’t wait to see it in Portuguese! And I couldn’t be happier about it.
Sebastian Cole 🙂
August 16, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Books, Editorial Presença, fiction, Great Love Stories, love, Love stories, Portugal, Portuguese, Portuguese books, Portuguese Publishers, romance, sand dollar, Sebastian Cole | Leave a comment
Posted on August 16, 2013
Click here to check out this list on Ranker.com of “Authors Like Nicholas Sparks.” And while you’re at it, feel free to click on the blue thumbs-up icon next to my name, if you feel so inclined, that is. Just saying…
Sebastian Cole 🙂

August 16, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Authors, Authors like Nicholas Sparks, Authors similar to Nicholas Sparks, Books, If you like Nicholas Sparks, love, Love stories, Nicholas Sparks, Other authors like Nicholas Sparks, Rank, Ranker, Sebastian Cole | Leave a comment
Posted on August 6th

Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love, by Sebastian Cole, is regularly $2.99 but has been discounted 67% to just $0.99 today in the Amazon Kindle store, and this book has received an average user rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 105 customer reviews – I’ve added this one to my Kindle to read!
Category: Romance / Fantasy

“It has it all…mystery, romance, history, love and hate.”
Here is the book’s description from the Amazon website:
Noah Hartman, eighty years old, lies sick in a hospital bed recounting his life of love and loss to Josh, a wise and compassionate orderly who stopped in to bring him dinner. As Noah’s loved ones arrive one by one to see him, they listen in on his story, and we’re transported back in time to Noah’s younger years.
Though outwardly seeming to have it all, Noah, now thirty-five, is actually an empty, lost, and broken man running on automatic pilot. He has no true identity due to having allowed his powerful, wealthy parents to manipulate, control, and brainwash him from a young age. With the threat of disinheritance and withholding love and approval if he doesn’t comply with the plan they have for his life, Noah is lured in by the reward of great wealth and the illusion of running the family business empire some day. In truth, however, Noah is like a regular, everyday guy living a life that was not meant for him.
Enter Robin, twenty-five years old, who — in direct contrast to Noah — is a vivacious, free spirit. Full of life and always living in the moment, Robin’s love saves Noah by inspiring him to stand up to his parents and live his own life at all costs, reclaiming his true self.
While snorkeling in the Caribbean, the captain of the boat warns them not to disturb anything in the sea. Ignoring the exhortation, Noah dives down and snags a sand dollar from the ocean floor, whereupon it explodes in his hand. With the fragile sand dollar taking on new significance, Robin inexplicably leaves Noah shortly after returning from their vacation. Like a passing breeze, she disappears out of his life without a trace, seemingly forever.
Years pass, and Noah still can’t get her out of his mind and out of his heart. After all, she’d always be the one who got away, the one he loved the most. That’s when he finds out about her hidden secret, an underlying condition responsible for her departure. Noah has no choice but to move on with his life without her, meeting Sarah at the premiere of SAND DOLLAR, the movie he wrote about his time with Robin.
Years later, it’s Noah and Sarah’s wedding day, and Robin discovers a clue that Noah had surreptitiously sent her, inspiring her to race to the wedding to try to stop it. With the wedding in shambles, the scene jumps back to present day, with both Robin and Sarah placed in Noah’s hospital room. But which one did he choose?
Things are definitely not as they appear as Noah discovers a far greater truth about the past, present, and future. As Noah finishes telling his story, we are brought up to present day, where the pieces of a shattered love are put back together in the remarkable final chapter of his life.
Click here or type in http://smarturl.it/fg6dzy into your web browser to pick up your copy of Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love.
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August 6, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Books, discounted kindle book offers, discounted Kindle books, fiction, Kindle Books, Kindle Books and Tips, Kindle eBooks, love, Love stories, romance, Romantic books, Romantic ebooks, This morning's free and discounted kindle book offers | Leave a comment
Posted on July 19, 2013
Thanks, eReader Cafe, for listing Sand Dollar as one of your Thursday Late Night Double Features.


July 19, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Books, eBooks, eReader, eReader Cafe, fiction, Great Love Stories, Kindle Books, Kindle eBooks, love, Love stories, novels, romance, The eReader Cafe | Leave a comment
Posted on July 06, 2013

Do you like to write? Do you have a great, inspirational story to tell? How about one for dating, multi-tasking moms, positive reinforcement for kids, or crazy Canadian winters? Chicken Soup for the Soul is always looking for great inspiration stories to feed the soul. Join their mailing list, and they’ll keep you updated on what types of stories they’re looking for. To see the list of upcoming book titles and to submit your work, click here. Good luck and happy writing!
Sebastian Cole
🙂
July 6, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Books, Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup books, Chicken Soup for the soul, inspiration for writers, Stories, Story submission, writers, Writing | Leave a comment
Posted on July 03, 2013
CONTEST RULE CHANGE: The Sand Dollar photo contest is now open to all countries, not just the U.S. For more information on the contest rules and the Kindle giveaway, click here. To see all of the entries so far, click here.


July 3, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Amazon Kindle, Books, Contests, Free Kindle, Kindle giveaway, Photo contest, Sand Dollar photo contest | Leave a comment
Posted on July 03, 2013
It was my pleasure to send a copy of my debut novel, Sand Dollar, to Kate in England. It must be karma, because when she opened the package that I sent her, she was so excited that she made this cute video. Click here to check it out! Thanks, Kate. You made my day!
Sebastian
🙂

July 3, 2013 | Categories: Announcements, Uncategorized | Tags: Best Love Stories, Books, fiction, love, Love stories, novels, romance, sand dollar, Sebastian Cole, Videos, YouTube videos | Leave a comment
Posted on June 28, 2013


June 28, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Award winners, Book of the Year Award winners, Book winners, Books, fiction, ForeWord Reviews, ForeWord Reviews Book Of The Year Awards, ForeWord Reviews winners, love, novels, romance, Romantic books, Romantic novels | 4 Comments
Posted on June 27, 2013
Check out the Long Distance Book Club on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/LDBookClub/. They’re truly a great group of people, and I’m proud to be a member. Tell them that Sebastian Cole sent you…
🙂
June 27, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Book clubs, Book clubs on Facebook, Books, Facebook, Facebook book clubs, Groups, Long Distance Book Club, Sebastian Cole | 2 Comments
Posted on June 26, 2013
Published one month ago, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Writers is a collection of 101 unique stories from 101 different authors; and it’s not until you near the end — page 367, the 97th story — do you come across mine, “Lessons Learned in Writing My First Novel.”
When I wrote the article, I had no idea that people would email me after reading it, let alone four emails from four different people just this past week! Today I received a very nice email from someone in Saudi Arabia, who was inspired by my words. I hope Hamza doesn’t mind me sharing some of his words, which I was delighted to read this morning upon waking up: “The story teaches us an invaluable lesson in lessons: Whatever we dream, we have to always focus on it. If we dreamed to soar very high with eagles, we don’t have to waste our time swimming with ducks in the pool. I will encourage my little daughter to become a great writer like you. Who knows? She might someday tell the whole world her own life experience in just the same way.” Accompanying the email was a picture of a proud father holding a beautiful little girl. I have a feeling that Hamza’s little girl is someday going to make a positive impact on the lives of many others, thanks, in part, to a kind, encouraging father.
I’d like to thank everyone who has opened up and shared their stories with me through the magic of email. It is extremely gratifying, and for that, I am truly grateful.
Sebastian Cole 🙂
SebastianColeAuthor.com
P.S. I’d like to add, however, that swimming with the ducks from time to time never stopped an eagle from soaring to new heights.
June 26, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Books, Chicken Soup for the soul, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for Writers, Dreaming, fiction, inspiration, inspiration for writers, Lessons learned, Sebastian Cole, Soar like eagles, Writing, Writing a novel, Writing my first novel | 4 Comments
Posted on June 19, 2013

Five reviews more, and Sand Dollar: A Story of Undying Love will reach a sweet milestone — 100 reviews on Amazon. The amazing part is that Sand Dollar has maintained the same rating, 4.6 stars, from when it had half as many reviews. I’m very thankful to have such wonderful people reading and reviewing my debut novel! Thank you, thank you!
Sebastian
🙂
June 19, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tags: Amazon, Amazon Reviews, Best Love Stories, Books, fiction, love, Love stories, romance, romantic, Romantic books, sand dollar, Sebastian Cole, Thanks | 4 Comments
Posted on June 17, 2013



June 17, 2013 | Categories: Announcements, Uncategorized | Tags: Awards, Book Awards, book of the day, Books, eBooks, fiction, Indie Authors, Indie Book of the Day, love, novels, romance, sand dollar, Sebastian Cole | 2 Comments