Book Hits Bestseller List After Going Viral

February 21, 2023 7:12 am Published by

Lloyd Devereux Richards spent 14 years writing his first novel, and 11 years after it was released it’s going viral thanks to his daughter.

The 74-year-old wrote the mystery/thriller Stone Maidens on evenings and weekends, in between working a full-time job as a corporate attorney at a Vermont insurance company and taking care of his children.

When he finally published it in 2012, it only sold a few dozen copies here and there.

But thanks to his daughter Marguerite’s 12-second video on TikTok, it’s now sold out.

“My dad spent 14 years writing a book. He worked full time and his kids came first. But [he] made time for his book. He’s so happy even though sales aren’t great. I’d love to see him get some more sales. He doesn’t even know what TikTok is.”

And now? Stone Maidens is No. 1 on Amazon’s books bestseller list in both Canada and the U.S.

[tiktok url=”https://www.tiktok.com/@stonemaidens/video/7197570602176220458″]

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This post was written by Cheryl Johnstone