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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 200th (The return of the return of Stubborn Set To The Jaw Guy [SSTTJG])

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Welcome to 200th edition (eek! how did that happen?!) of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Stubborn Set To The Jaw Guy (SSTTJG). (And hey, there will be three two contests this week!)

the

(infamous for his

, both of which peeked out from his

) claimed he was happy when he was simply “

and

“, but he was in for

when he discovered that

had destroyed the

while he was on

into the

.

I think if you read it with one eye closed, squinting with your other eye, it might make sense. After a few drinks.

*sigh* – Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 199th (Tell Me All About Your Silly Little Problems Guy [TMAAYSLPG])

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Congrats to Engese31, who won the signed paperback copy of Becky Black’s two novella m/m science fiction romance anthology, Travelers: Tilt!

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today will be meeting Tell Me All About Your Silly Little Problems Guy (TMAAYSLPG). You’ll see which shot inspired the name a few covers down…

was secretly a

and member of

,

and the

to escape from the

and track down the three evil angels (the

, the

, and the

), who

their killing spree to

by claiming it was

as they whined about

.
The end! 🙂

“This nap is too nice to be ruined by naughty boys!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 198th (The return of the Always Never Quite Kissing Guys)

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Congrats to Melisa S, who won The River Leith by Leta Blake!

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with the Always Never Quite Kissing Guys (ANQKG).

Fresh from his

,

danced

, convinced that the

of

and

he had in mind for

would transform that

into

… but unfortunately for Casey, the

were no match for the

.

Don’t look at me! I have no idea either. 🙂

“Really, I just can’t believe that there are so many naughty boys out there in the world!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 197th (The return of Seriously Boring Blond Guy)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Seriously Boring Blond Guy (SBBG). Keep an eye out for the mashup between SBBG and DWSG (Duster-Wearing Sinister Guy).

After

for the

of a

was heralded by the

as one of the

of being

, the

pointed out that you’d have to be

not to see the

,

of Alan’s book,

.

…I got nothin’. Onward!

*sigh* -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 196th (The return of Bare Back Guy)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Bare Back Guy (BBG).

had a

– he was secretly a

who had

from

in the

s when he heard his

by the

and was still, even now,

(the entire summer, yes), borne by the

.

If anyone’s been worried about these making too much sense lately, this should reassure you. 😉

“Ho hum, another naughty boy.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 195th (Bulgy Shoulders Guy)

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Congrats to Rachel, who won Perfect Imperfections by Cardeno C! Perfect Imperfections will be released by Dreamspinner Press on May 5.

Congrats to MaryMary, who won a “Love” ring plus Sex and Candy by Nico Jaye!

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Bulgy Shoulders Guy.

When the

from where he was

(and not just by any desire, but by

) to demand

(“Because she doesn’t

!” he complained), Mr. Real’s

snapped open,

trails in the air and making the Love Machine Knight shiver as if he was

.

The end! Vaguely coherent if you squint while you read it, I swear! 😉

“I’m not going to let that naughty boy ruin this glorious sunshine!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 194th (Hood Hair Guy)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Hood Hair Guy (HHG). (Don’t forget that you can hover your cursor over the covers to see the titles as used in the Misadventure.)

After

and

to escape the

of

yet again,

was

by

to

(that

!) until he revealed where he’d imprisoned the

.

The end (of that run-on sentence)! 🙂

“This is what I think of you and your shenanigans, naughty boy!!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 193rd (My Eyes Are Crossed From Staring Up At My Cowboy Hat Guy [MEACFSUAMCHG])

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Congrats to Louise, who won Moonlight Becomes You (Lucky Moon #1) (2nd ed) by Piper Vaughn and M.J. O’Shea!  Moonlight Becomes You is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting My Eyes Are Crossed From Staring Up At My Cowboy Hat Guy (MEACFSUAMCHG). Remember, you can hover your cursor over the covers to see the titles as used in the Misadventure – and you’ll probably need to on some of these covers.

From

,

on the heels of the

(

), who were tired of cold and trying to forget their frozen

with a

, a

, some

s, and then a

. But the

(who were all blinded and

) were having trouble

(maybe because they only needed

, not three) and required

of

and

.

The end! Fortunately. 🙂

“More naughty boys. Blah blah blah.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 192nd (The Eighties Called and They Want Their Hair Back Guy)

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Congrats to Joder, who won Fractured by Mickie B. Ashling! Fractured is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting The Eighties Called and They Want Their Hair Back Guy (TECATWTHBG).

were supposed to make

before their

, but the aristocrat could not fight his

any longer and decided that actions were

, so he ignored

e in his paperwork and spirited them away, out of

to a

, where he crooned to his servant, “

ever.” And that was that –

.

The end!

That one almost made sense, right?!

“Lalalala, I can’t see you, naughty boys!!!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 191st (Disdainful Side-Eye Guy)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Disdainful Side-Eye Guy. Onward!

After

(who’d once said to her, “I will be

!”) was afflicted with

, she could see that

anymore – now he spent all of his time

, looking for some

and hoping to stake

– it almost seemed as if he was

to that

.

Hmm. I give me a -5 for on successfully integrating He Ain’t Heavy into this narrative. D’oh! 🙂

“I wonder if I could find a different mom who doesn’t vacuum and doesn’t post about naughty boys?” -Mayhem