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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 37th (MUMMCHG)

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Congrats to Nikyta, who won Wild Thing by Mia Watts! Wild Thing will be released today by Total-E-Bound.

 

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll meet My Underwear Matches My Cowboy Hat Guy (MUMMCHG).

, our brave

MUMMCHG was traveling

(please to ignore the massive geographic disconnect there), his mind completely

, with a

and a list of

, ready to face

for the

when he discovered that

is a non-stop diet of

in the form of

, even though they are

and must always

in a

.

Whew! I hope no one tried to read that run-on sentence aloud. If you did, you probably ran out of air and passed out a few photos back…

“Fine. If your readers want abs, Mom, I’ll give them abs. See???” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 36th (ITSFMSG)

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Congrats to Amie, who won Enslaved by Blood (Drone Vampires, Book 10) by Stephani Hecht! Enslaved by Blood was  released by eXtasy Books on August 15.

Congrats to Paula, who won A Game of Skills (The Farmingdale Gentleman’s Club, Book 2) by TC Blue! A Game of Skills will be released by Total-E-Bound today.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll meet I’m Too Sexy For My Shirt Guy (ITSFMSG). Many thanks to Stephani Hecht for coming up with his name and for helping me find some of these covers. Unlike the Staring Contest Guys, poor ITSFMSG must deal with all sorts of Photoshop modifications – head and body switching, ab smoothing, hair lengthening, and more.

And now, on to our story…

were

and

to live in a

at the

. However,

had other plans for ITSFMSG and lured him into

by telling him there was a

in there. Alas, that wasn’t true, and poor ITSFMSG required facial reconstruction surgery, a wig, and a mask after the wicked panther lady had her way with him and then said, “You will

.” The end.

That last cover gives me the giggles. Your doctor enters the exam room, wearing a mask over his eyes, and rips open his shirt… O.O

“I can’t help but notice that there is a very handsome black kitty up there who is surrounded by naughty boys! You must rescue the kitty, Mom!!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 35th (The Return of the Staring Contest Guys)

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If you read m/m romance, you should definitely join the M/M Romance Group on GoodReads. It’s a great source for reading recommendations, discussions, eye candy, author news, giveaways, and more. This week, the group is throwing a party (complete with hundreds of prizes) to celebrate its anniversary. If you decide to join and check it out this week, stop by this post and mention that I sent you. 😉

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’re revisiting the Staring Contest Guys, who are, unsurprisingly, still staring. First, let’s start with the original stock photo, titled “Rivalry.” Umm… I’m not thinking rivalry’s the reason they’re staring at each other like that…

 

Anyway. On to our story!

met

and shared their deepest, darkest, most

with each, speaking

and their

wish to twine around each other in

as they share

. I wonder if they ever blink?

“I don’t see what the big deal is. I can stare better than any naughty boys, Mom!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 34th (The Return of the Return of the Return of SOBJG)

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Congrats to Kaetrin, who won Priority One by Stephani Hecht! (Priority One was released on August 1 by eXtasy Books.)

Congrats to Jessica, who won Fugly by K. Z. Snow! (Fugly was released today by Liquid Silver.)

Congrats to Laura Reece, who won Loving Edits by Mickie B. Ashling!

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’re revisiting our old friend, Slouching Open Black Jacket Guy (SOBJG).

It was only

before SOBJG, tired of being

to the

, would follow the urges of his

and begin the

pattern of

that would lead him away from his

and into the arms of

for many long, sultry

. The end. For now. 🙂

Is anyone keeping track of which of these Misadventures posts contains the most preposterous run-on sentence?!

“Hmph. More naughty boys. I think I need a refund on my hypnosis class!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 33rd (Pumkin Ravioli Boy)

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Congrats to KC (SmokinHotBooks), who won Making Promises (sequel to Keeping Promise Rock) by Amy Lane! Making Promises is being released today (July 26) by Dreamspinner Press.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today you’ll meet Pumkin Ravioli  Boy; after I saw that typoed book title, I was completely unable to think of a different name for him. O.o

was

from

by his old flame, a

. Pumkin Ravioli Boy and the

, both

at heart, were completely unprepared to deal with the bad case of

poisoning that they picked up during the rescue.

O noes! What will happen next?!?

P.S. I’m serious. Tell me. Your comments make the Misadventures ever so much fun for me and hopefully for the other readers! Thank you!

“Look deep into my eyes,. You are growing sleepy. Your eyes are growing heavy. You will not look at any more pictures of naughty boys!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 32nd (HOHG)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Allow me to present Holding Onto Hat Guy (HOHG). HOHG is

who has always been

, both when saying

and when negotiating

for

. He believes it’s important to maintain his

, after all, no matter how much that goal is complicated by the stock he holds in the

– particularly in the infamous

fund, whose value always seems to be

. One night, HOHG decided to stop at the


Club, where he ran into an old friend to whom he owed a

… Let your imaginations run wild here, because this one about killed me. Dang. What do you think happened next?

(Make sure you read Tam’s comment – she found another cover and added it to the story!)

“No, I would not look cute in a cowboy hat. You’re just trying to keep me from noticing that there’s another naughty boy here!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 31st (The Return of Torso Guy)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’re going to see what Torso Guy’s been up to since the last time he visited… (And please, keep alert so that you detect the photos in which the hand hooked into the top of his jeans has been removed!)

Torso Guy went on a

because he wanted to see

[I have no idea what this title was – if you ever figure out what productid 51 from Shadowfire Press was, let me know!]

again. While he was on his trip, he had a

in which someone was sucking on his

. (Y’all have dirty minds! Sheesh. What did you think was getting sucked?!?)

When he awoke, he realized that even though he’s so much

Larger Than Life [yet another cover now missing in action]

,

and, no matter what anyone says,

. After his dream of toe-riffic

, (Ouch! That’s nasty scar you picked up between photos, Torso Guy!)

he was ready to make a

(assuming he doesn’t shoot himself somewhere very tender, thus rendering his concerns of size completely moot), because

, folks!

“More naughty boys. I grow displeased, Mom.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 30th (THHOG)

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Congrats to Sandy Jay, who won the copy of Gay Friendly (G-A-Y, Book 9) by Kim Dare! (Don’t forget that Kim’s donating her royalties on this one to Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice; you can purchase Gay Friendly at Total-E-Bound.)

Welcome to this week’s edition of the Misadventures, in which we’ll meet Tearing His Hair Out Guy (THHOG)!

were carried on

, hinting at a

because of

and

. But THHOG will not let that get him down! Although he’s not

, he knows that

he’ll be

with

at

.

Yes, yes, I can probably come up with abs for next week, for those of you going into Misadventures abs withdrawal. I hear the final stages of that are nasty.

“Another naughty boy?! Sheesh, Mom. Wake me when it’s over.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 29th (Staring Contest Guys)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll meet the Staring Contest Guys.

were faced with a

during

about whether they should exact

against the

or whether they should deal with it

to man with “a bit of the old

“. (With apologies to A Clockwork Orange and those with delicate sensibilities for that last one…)

“…zzzzzzzzz…” -Mayhem

Alas, Mayhem could not be reached for a pithy quote about how naughty these boys were.

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 28th (GtSHitAG)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography. Let me introduce you to Going to Shoot Himself in the Ass Guy – shall we refer to him as GtSHitAG for simplicity’s sake? Many thanks to Katie Allen for inspiring the name – no, no, I’m pretty sure she’s never shot herself there, or anywhere, actually. But really, only Katie can clear that up for us. 🙂

Said GtSHitAG, “

in the power of

, won’t you please steal away with me to my

and be my

?”

The end. What, it’s shorter than you were expecting? Well, I was in a bit of a mood yesterday when I was writing this post, so really, it’s a minor miracle I managed this! 😀

“Is it safe to look yet?! I don’t want to see that boy shoot himself in the butt! That just sounds messy. And also naughty.” -Mayhem