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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 77th (The return of MCSIBTYG)

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Congrats to Kate, who won The Love of a Mate (Pack Discipline #4) by Kim Dare! The Love of a Mate is being released today by Total-E-Bound.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with My Cup Size Is Bigger Than Yours Guy (MCSIBTYG) – you’ll notice that the cover artists still love to mess with the poor guy’s hair. Keep an eye out for the cover where he has leopard pox on his belly! And wave at WiHG when you see him. 😉

to

all the time, claiming that he understands their

, without revealing even a hint of his

to invade

of their

at

and abduct both the

and the

from their

. Instead, he speaks of his

their cause, never mentioning his fantasies

or of how he craves forcing a

to have

.

Oh my. That took a dark turn or three, didn’t it?! 😮

“No! Not more naughty boys! Argghh!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 76th (Profiles that Pass in the Night Guys)

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Congrats to Lauren, who won Between Sinners and Saints by Marie Sexton! Between Sinners and Saints was released on May 29 by Amber Allure.

Congrats to Melanie M, who won A.J.’s Angel by L.A. Witt! A.J.’s Angel is being released by Samhain Publishing today.

Happy fifth birthday, Mayhem!

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting the Profiles that Pass in the Night Guys. If you remember the Staring Contest Guys, you might think these are the same guys. Nope. Similar, but not the same.

One

,

for dealing with the

,

, and

the

, who all were afraid of

, was to distract them using

and

, then show them pictures of

from the

before they started their

as part of

.

*blink blink*

“I can’t believe you had naughty boys on my birthday, Mom…” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 75th (Candy Cane Guy drops by)

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Congrats to Lea W, who won Impossible to Resist by Em Woods and Keeping House by Lee Brazil!

If you’ve heard anything on the news about tornadoes in Minneapolis, Minnesota, they were in the north part of the city. I’m in the southwest. Here it rained crazily, the tornado sirens went off just in case, and the kitties hid under the couch.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll see what Candy Cane Guy’s been up to recently. Keep an eye out for Shy Guy and Wind in Hair Guy!

Said Candy Cane Guy, “

to you! This year,

is

, tied with a

and sent

– really, that would it make it an absolutely

for me!” Meanwhile, the

was working

on

using that

,

, which

had

with

,

. Sure, he craved

, but he knew that beauty was in the

and that even when he was whipping up some

, he was

. The end. I think. 😉

“If you haven’t noticed, Mom, I am indignant that you found more naughty boys!!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 74th (The possible return of the Boys on the Beach)

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Stop by and enter the contest for Impossible To Resist by Em Woods &  Keeping House by Lee Brazil! Contest closes 7 pm CDT, May 20.

Congrats to Inka, who won Riley’s Regret (Lost Shifters #11) by Stephani Hecht! Riley’s Regret was released by eXtasy Books on May 15.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! I think the guys featured today have appeared in a previous Misadventure as the Boys on the Beach. Agree? Disagree? (Thanks to PD Singer, who found some of these covers!)

against the

took place

,

and his

of

on the

(or was it on the

? I forget.). Anyway, the

(specifically the

) kicked off with a

about

who were

that

would

or

break their

.

The end. I think.

“I stick my tongue out at you, naughty boys! So there!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 73rd (The return of the return of Shy Guy)

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Congrats to Helena, who won Fanning the Flames (The Match Before Christmas #2) by Eden Winters! Fanning the Flames was released by Torquere Press on May 7.

Congrats to Lynn, who won Sharing Paul (Portals #3) by Jade Archer! Sharing Paul will be released today by Total-E-Bound.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be revisiting Shy Guy. Watch out for Candy Cane Guy, Everywhere Guy, Looking Away Guy, Crossed Arms Guy… and see if you can figure out who I plan to feature in the future as Smarmy Guy!

warned her there would be a

when

herself with

, who was trying to fight his

by

. “

”
bring me

, I know, but it’s all I want this year!” exclaimed the Playful Prince. “I’ve been

, trying to

, but I’m not sure that

while he’s

from the

is covered under ‘everything.’ By the way,

“

Um, was it really obvious that I had a bit of trouble with that last cover?! 🙂 I’ve had that cover since before the very first Shy Guy Misadventure and finally accepted it isn’t going to fit smoothly into a narrative.

“I’m starting to think you do this naughty boy thing just to annoy me, Mom.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 72nd (Everywhere Guy)

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Congrats to Laura/Adara, who won Cup Check (Blue Line Hockey #3) by Stephani Hecht! Cup Check was released by eXtasy Books on May 1.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Everywhere Guy, whose real name is Jimmy Thomas. I haven’t done a Misadventure with Jimmy Thomas before because, well, he’s everywhere (his stock photo site notes that he’s on over 1000 covers) and it just seemed too easy. But then I made a little bet with myself that I could do an entire Misadventure from one publisher’s Jimmy Thomas covers… and I won! Not just a Misadventure, but an epic Misadventure!

The

discovered that

aspects of

were unfortunately

deep in

, at the

, right next to

. This inspired

to share this story about a friend of his: “So I’m hanging out at the bar with the rest of the

, hearing all about

, when

with some chick and drags her and her friend over to our table and that’s when

. Too bad he didn’t realize then that she was actually

and that the

was actually part of her irresistible

, which was

, too.

, I knew that we

long before Trey made his

(and then felt like he had to

) in front of the

(who had such amazing

, I couldn’t tear my eyes away). Yeah, I know that

, so I was all in favor of that

because I didn’t realize it would land me in this

.”

*blink blink blink*

Um.

“Grrrrrrr!!! You naughty boys are making me very cranky!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 71st (The Return of Tie Guy)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Tie Guy, last seen in Part the Twelfth. Keep an eye out for You Can Do Your Laundry on My Washboard Abs Guy (YCDYLOMWAG), who is on two covers, and I’m Too Sexy For My Shirt Guy (ITSFMSG), who is on one.

immediately demanded

after reading of his escapades as

on

. Said Roane, “Even

,

as he is, behaved with

dignity upon discovering that

was his

.

, please

before

, who are

, do a

, followed by a

, before they head to the

to figure out

. Actually,

to join them, but remember that

beyond which they should not be pushed!”

Whew!

*sigh* -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 70th (WiHG revealed!)

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Congrats to elaing8, who won Boots by Angel Martinez!! Boots was released by Amber Allure on April 17.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up a bit with Wind-in-Hair Guy (WiHG). It turns out that WiHG’s real name is Sam Bond and he’s a bodybuilder from the UK.

Make sure that you keep an eye out for Candy Cane Guy as you stumble through this Misadventure. And many thanks to everyone who’s been sending me covers! You’re all coming along nicely. 😉

Imagine

when he heard about

of the

because of some ill-advised

after

he had

from a

, leading Luke to think, “

raider of my very own!” That night, exhausted after

to be a

instead of

who had slain

as Thorn had claimed, Luke again had

,

, grasping at

that continued to elude him. Waking to discover that his

were twined in a

around him, Luke gasped, “I can’t think of anything other than you

! You’re

s I crave, and

! Not even the

of

can compare! But alas, I’m told that I must save myself

, so I await

.”

*blink blink blink* I’m as surprised as all of you over where that ended!

“Ignoring you and those accursed naughty boys, Mom!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 69th (SSTTJG)

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Congrats to Lora G, who won Smart Ass: Close Quarters from LB Gregg!

Congrats to Marie, who won the Uniform Appeal anthology, courtesy of Dreamspinner Press! Uniform Appeal is being released today.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Stubborn Set To The Jaw Guy (SSTTJG). Keep an eye out for Candy Cane Guy and Too Smooth Guy!

,

and

(pesky damn dagger, messing up my narrative), were sent

to

, located at

, to see if

from the

would teach them a

.

, they soon realized that their

at

prevented them from

,

, who kept exhorting them to “

.”

“I cannot bear to look at any more naughty boys.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 68th (ISSAYWMSSG)

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Congrats to Lily, who won Resisting the Temptation by Valentina Heart!

Congrats to Dana A, who won Taste by Mickie B. Ashling! Taste will be released today by Dreamspinner Press.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting I Shall Stare At You With My Smoldering Stare Guy (ISSAYWMSSG). I’m sure I’ll find more examples of him – look at all the stock photos he has available!

,

decided he would try

as he searched

for signs of the

. Suddenly

appeared and informed him that

Puzzled, he looked up, saw a

, and thought, “If my

, I will have an

to enjoy

of which I’ve dreamed!”

Alas, it was then that he discovered he was on the

list. Having had enough of the

that seemed to imbue everything with

, he gave up on

and departed for

to play

. The end.

Are you as confused as I am right now?!

*glaring* -Mayhem