Hello, everyone, and welcome to yet another edition of Misadventures in Stock Photography. Today you’ll be meeting Shy Guy. Awwww.
, and
were
(“mud” is not a good hair color for you, Shy Guy!), hoping that their plan of
from the
and his
weren’t just
. (Shy Guy, where did those bright yellow butterfly wings come from?!)
“Too late!” crowed the Prince of Servitude. “You’ll not take my freshly undead Trevor away from me now. Together,
will be
,
the
!” (Why would anyone airbrush out Shy Guy’s lovely abs?)
Alas,
, so Shy Guy gave up his quest, accepted that the
he carried were permanent, and commenced
as he enjoyed his lovely new invisible wings.
The end.
Whew!
“Oh, that poor shy boy, Mom! What a terrible ordeal!!” -Mayhem
Maybe it’s just that I’m reading the post on my phone and the screen is tiny,, but did they photoshop chest hair on Shy Guy on the Aiden and Ethan cover? ‘Cause he looks distinctly waxed on all the others. And who in their right mind photoshops abs off a guy??
Oh, and totally have that 80’s song going thru my head now. ‘You’re too shy, shy. Hush, hush…’
I’m surprised Mayhem’s not after the butterfly wing picture…
.-= Nicole´s last blog ..Just When I Was Getting Used To Them… =-.
Shy Guy does look a little funny in the dark hair. Kind of like a mid-life crisis bad dye job.
.-= Brigitte´s last blog ..WIPs Gone Wild! =-.
Chris you sure know how to tell a nice story…and pictures, too!! Mayhem, all good stories involve ordeal of some sort. He’s a happy man, now.
.-= margene´s last blog ..Blue Monday Blues =-.
I think part of the problem with the mud-colored hair is that it blends in too well with the background.
.-= naomi´s last blog ..eye candy friday =-.
there’s so many nipples on your blog today it’s like a pepperoni pizza
.-= furiousball´s last blog ..the bravest people there =-.
So…he’s bi, right? With detachable wings and abs and ever-changing hair color (as well as partners)?
Hm — I think I got me the fodder for a new EC paranormal here. Stay tuned, May.
.-= K. Z. Snow´s last blog ..Why I Love My Internet Pals =-.
Hmm, Shy Guy should really be called Curious Guy. One man, two men, women, wings or no wings, different hair colors… he’s curious and likes to try different things. 🙂
.-= Lily´s last blog ..Mondays… Music and Man Candy =-.
What’s up with the clear wings? Is this naughty boy a bug or something?
.-= trek´s last blog ..In which it really is the network =-.
Awwwwww… I love this story!
Hope you had a great weekend hon!
.-= cecile´s last blog ..Bald Face Answers….. =-.
And he ended up with a girl? That’s doubly sad. Poor guy.
.-= Tam´s last blog ..Saturday Blahs =-.
noooo! he cant go straight!!!
It’s quite odd that there is no pic of him with his face up…
Mayhem… Mommy hits again with the nekkid men…
E.H>
.-= Erotic Horizon´s last blog ..It’s Monday Again – What are you reading? =-.
I like KZ’s take on Shy Guy’s story!
All this looking down and to the side, maybe “Not Seeing is Not Having” and that’s why he’s so shy? Anyway, I think I enjoy your Misadverture Novellette-ette-ette-ettes more than som of the books I’ve read leately. WIth the coming of Part 25, I think it’s time to complle them into a bound “Silver Edition” volume.
Wren: Yeah, I think KZ has an EC bestseller on her hands!
Kitten: Aw, thanks!
LOL – I’m relieved “Shy Guy” survived his ordeal too May!
Great post Chris.. 😉
I hope your weekend was a good one!
.-= Lea´s last blog .."Undercover" by Lauren Dane – Review =-.
Gah. I fear the photoshop! I fear it mightily.
And have these people never heard of layers? There are ways to do the wings that wouldn’t have been quite so painful.
.-= Seanna Lea´s last blog ..I’m not dead =-.
Seeing some of these covers side-by-side should be enough evidence to publishers that they need to step up their e-book business plans.
“I like KZ’s take on Shy Guy’s story!”
Thank you, Wren. Should I take that to mean, if I write it, they will come? 😉
.-= K. Z. Snow´s last blog ..Why I Love My Internet Pals =-.
Seanna: I’m with you on that! *makes anti-photoshop warding sign*
KZ: Do it! Do eeeeeeet!
Lol, that’s quite an epic adventure! 🙂
.-= ErotRomReader Janna´s last blog ..Mondays Hot Couple & Sexy Smutty Scene =-.
I rather wonder if his abs were partly airbrushed “in”! I’d be pretty ticked if someone absconded with my golden butterfly wings…
.-= Jodi´s last blog ..friday potpourri =-.
He and those wings, and why does he keep looking down
“He’s so shy….He’s so shy….that sweet little boy who caught my eye…Was that the Pointer Sisters?
.-= Julia Rachel Barrett´s last blog ..Meetings with remarkable books. =-.
Oh wow…I’ll be adding more books to my TBB list.
.-= Anna Shah Hoque´s last blog ..My First Blog Giveaway =-.
That cracks me up. Love the misadventures. Have a great week! 🙂
.-= Amora´s last blog ..Monday Musings: May 24th =-.
Excuse me a moment while I remember some hawt scenes from Falling in Controlled circumstances *closes eyes*
.-= KC (Smokinhotbooks)´s last blog ..Where is Smokinhotbooks? =-.
Yep, I’d read K.Z.’s take on this one! If he has wings in your story, can he also have the irresistible urge to fly into lightbulbs, flames, and bug zappers. I’ve always wanted somebody to write a PNR with a character who had that obsession.
.-= Eyre´s last blog ..Only His Heart by Shawn Lane =-.
Who in their right mind removes abs on romance novel covers??!!
Shy Guy’s chest does look funky on the Aiden and Ethan cover. I can’t decide if they painted in chest hair or he’s got some kind of fungus growing on his chest.
.-= Sydney´s last blog ..The "Be Careful What You Wish For" Post =-.
My face looked just like May’s when I saw that ABS had been AIRBRUSHED AWAY.
*shock and awe*
I had trouble focusing away from the other guy’s beard on the *Saving Trevor* cover. It looks like a billy goat’s gruff. Weird.
.-= Melanie´s last blog ..Knitting Frustration =-.
Maybe he’s not shy at all and just looking down because he keeps dropping his contact lenses.
LOL Stephani!
.-= orannia´s last blog ..Loyalty =-.
Of course, and just BTW, these posts of yours have inspired me to look for the guy from my next cover in other places :). And my god, but he gets around! I’m up to 6 so far, but who knows what more’s to come….
🙂
How did you get to part 24 already?
Perhaps it’s not shyness but shame that has him looking down…
Perhaps May could help him be less shy.