Well my first full year of publishing and sharing my dirty books is over – and the numbers have stunned me (and my wife Rachel). When Rachel encouraged me to try self-publishing the MANY short and long stories I’d been writing – I honestly can say I thought I might get a few readers every now and then.
Writing erotica means I cannot really advertise – Amazon won’t allow it, Google doesn’t like it, and social media is more about dark romance these days. So it is all about hoping the covers, the blurb, and some keywords are found by the readers who want hotwife and cuckold “porn with plot”.
It turns out the luck you need to connect happened – my first trilogy really seemed to be enjoyed by many readers, so I kept going, releasing a backlog of refreshed stories. I always try and try something different – a new angle (my latest Virtual Reality Hotwife being a case in point!)
As a reader – Hotwife Stag & Vixen have to be my favourite, where I’m most comfortable – BUT I do like pushing the boundaries, and the hardcore cuckold stories I’ve written do also have a sexy dark edge I know hits the spot with some of you.
Rachel has also found a real hit with her first true Hotwife novel Bluebird – it’s easily her best selling/most Kindle Unlimited page read book so far. Book 2 in that series should be coming in Spring 2026!
We also helped young Lily Corbett publisher her books through our ‘publishing house’ (well me doing the donkey work) – who has had some amazingly successful taboo tales in 2025.
SOME BOOK STATS:
So in the entire 2025 period…. for Chris P Rider, Rachel Rider, and Lily Corbett
SALES (NON FREE) – 7,603
PAGES READ ON KINDLE UNLIMITED (for the three of us): 5,517,854 pages
TOP MONTH FOR PAGE READS: Dec 2025 – 849,290
MOST READ BOOK – Private Viewing – A spicy hotwife estate agency adventure
MOST PURCHASED BOOK – Private Viewing – A spicy hotwife estate agency adventure
Here’s to a great 2026 everyone – if you’re writing yourself – keep writing and releasing. And for all readers – hope you find yourself another fantastic book!
