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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 117th (The return of the return of the return of…I give up)

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Go enter the contest for Kissing Orion (Vampire’s Kiss #1) or Protecting His Soul by Amber Kell! Contest closes 7 pm CDT, April 30.

Congrats to Philina, who won The Art of Words by RJ Scott and Meredith Russell!

Congrats to Irene J, who won Mind Magic by Poppy Dennison! Mind Magic is being released by Dreamspinner Press today.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be trying to catch up with Wind-in-Hair Guy (WiHG)… for the seventh time. Keep an eye out for lots of familiar faces in this one. Also, many thanks to everyone who’s sent covers! 🙂

was willing to risk

and possible

in order to escape from

.

v

was at stake –

and

hadn’t done a thing for him, so he was working hard at

and going back to the

with his

, but still as his

and with his

fully intact. He was looking forward to being

again, fully

as he was

until he was

.

The end! 🙂

Look at all the kitties, May!

“Mom, that naughty boy is not providing a very good home environment for those poor kitties!!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 116th (The Return of Haughty Blond Guy)

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Congrats to SusieQ, who won Battle of Hearts by Valentina Heart! Battle of Hearts was released on April 14 by Silver Publishing.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Haughty Blond Guy, who is once again clothed in every photo. No, wait, don’t leave!!! 😉

Alas, there’d be no

for

, the

– he had to stay in

with an

, the

, and… was that a

?! Ewww. Even worse, the Alpha Lambda House was right by the river where the crew team practiced, so starting at the crack of dawn, he could hear voices echoing over the river and yelling, “

!

!” Lennox briefly considered having a tantrum about these atrocious accommodations and

, but imagining how

would react (she’d taunt him and call him, “

!”) was enough to give him

s… and not the good kind.

Erm. Yes. How’s it going?

“MOM!!!! Are you going to run out of naughty boys soon??”

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 115th (Inexplicably Holding A Spear And Crabby About It Guy)

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Congrats to Anke, who won Face Value (Sanctuary #3) by RJ Scott! Face Value was released by Silver Publishing on April 7.

Congrats to blodeuedd, who won Fortune Hunter (Brook Street #2) by Ava March! Fortune Hunter is being released today by Carina Press.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Inexplicably Holding A Spear And Crabby About It Guy (IHASACAIG).

to break

came during one of his

as he was trying to ignore

to the

held by the

. He’d always been

, but to break the curse, he’d have to give up

. While he was no

, it sounded like the pain and

involved in becoming a curse-free

would be

.

Oh dear! :O

“Speaking of darkest hours, Mom, I’d say you’re at yours with these naughty boys! Hmph.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 114th (Always Never Quite Kissing Guys)

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Congrats to Cole, who won For the Living by L.A. Witt! For the Living was released on April 1 by Amber Allure.

Congrats to Erica Pike, who won Queen’s Man by K.D. Sarge! Queen’s Man was released by Turtleduck Press on April 1.

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

isn’t as easy as you might think, but

was determined to succeed… right after he completed his

, that is. You might not see the relevance, but to the Sweet One, they were just

and all part of

… or at least the price of his

,

, and

! Sure,

, but the Sweet One figured that by

onstage for the

, he could save up for some

.

The end. So sweet! 😉

*glowering* -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 112th (HBWMECG)

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Congrats to Raevyn, who won the M/M Week books by Erastes, Kim Knox, Ava March, KC Burn, Dev Bentham, and Larry Benjamin from Carina Press. All six books are being released today, which is the first day of Carina’s M/M Week celebration.

Congrats to Sarah Madison, who won Diversion by Eden Winters! Diversion was released yesterday by Amber Allure.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Hooded Blond With Most Excellent Cheekbones Guy (HBWMECG).

At

, the

congregated over a

table and announced that their

was

, with his

sin

.

! Maybe it was just the

, but he had learned the hard way that

. Oh,

was

so much higher than he’d expected to pay when he was

by the

ed

, who claimed to be

.

Whoa. Dude.

“Mom!! This has got to stop, this thing with the naughty boys!!!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 111th (Hand Holding Hands)

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Congrats to Darcy, who won Lesson Learned by Lillian Francis!

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Hand Holding Hands (HHH). Remember that you can hover your mouse pointer over the cover to see how I used the title in the Misadventure.

When

and

sailed into

, Ryan was

between wanting

and being terrified of opening

. His mind drifted

as he tried to recall

from his

, but

, he just couldn’t come up with any! He decided that he needed to start

right away, so he sat down with his diary and wrote, “

– I finally realize that he was

, and that

isn’t me, but his

and getting

in strip poker instead. It’s time I stop looking for

and focus on

, which is actually my heart, since you are my diary, after all.”

*blink blink*

“Hands should pet kitties and not be so naughty!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 110th (The Return of Baddest Santa Guy)

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Congrats to Tawnie and Chava, who won Mine by Mary Calmes! Mine will be released by Dreamspinner Press on March 5.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Some disturbing news, people – according to this stock photo page, the same model (Francesco Maria Curá) is not only Baddest Santa Guy, but also… brace yourselves… Smarmy Guy! 😮

couldn’t stop wondering

– he was sure it had to be something

ly delicious, and he hoped it would be

when he found out what it was. Maybe

, who had convinced him that

and so had him craving

, could tell him about the diet of elves! Besides being a handyman, Callum was a

and he used his theatrical expertise (plus his

) when he was

and

–

, what could be better?

Oh, I don’t know – how about a storyline that makes sense?! 😉

“Hmph. This boy seems exceptionally naughty. I do not approve.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 109th (The return of CTHTBHOWHG)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Can’t Tie His Tie By Himself Or With Help Guy (CTHTBHOWHG), who can’t possibly be as young as he looks, right?!

discovered he was

when he was

from the

party, proving that

wasn’t all

. He was sure Maverick had the

, but Maverick just kept repeating, “There’s

,

mate!

!”

*fades to black*

“Tenuous, Mom, very tenuous.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 108th (Smarmy Guy)

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Congrats to Nette, who won The Only Easy Day (Sanctuary #2) by RJ Scott! The Only Easy Day was released by Silver Publishing on February 18.

Congrats to Melissa, who won The Pirate’s Gamble by Eden Winters! The Pirate’s Gamble was released by JMS Books on February 19.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Smarmy Guy. Would you buy a used car from this man?!

was at the

in

, snacking on

and dreaming his

, when suddenly

showed up with some

and forced a

with

over some all-but-

he’d kept track of

. By the end of the showdown, they were all

together and making

s, thanking each other for these

. Awwww! 🙂

“Some things can’t be unseen, Mom….” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 107th (The return of the return of the return of Crouching Guy)

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Congrats to Morgana, who won Academic Pursuits by Lou Harper!

Congrats to Demetra, who won The Swimming Swan (Cob Brothers #2) by Stephani Hecht and Amber Kell!

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Crouching Guy… again.

During

,

fascination with

was revealed by

in a fit of jealousy and

. Alex was understandably very upset and warned the Greek Lover, “I’m going to start planning a

, buster! You might claim to have

, but the

has had enough of your

! I’m

that can

, that warms me, that weaves a

around me with

and leaves me panting,

.”

Erm. What exactly just happened there?! 😮

“Hmph. I told you this naughty boy should’ve gone with his black kitty nature! No one ever listens to me.” -Mayhem