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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 226th (Cowboy Who Fails At Rope Maintenance Guy [CWFARMG])

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Cowboy Who Fails At Rope Maintenance Guy (CWFARMG).

After they were done

(totally

),

rode

on the trail of

and

, hoping they wouldn’t get

because they were holding

and it was definitely time to

.

Back to making absolutely no sense at all! 🙂


*sigh* -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 225th (Sword Spine Guy)



D’oh! I hit publish instead of schedule, so here’s the Misadventure a bit early…



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

hoped to be home

(and

) as he led all

(including the

, who were

unto themselves),

, and

away from the castle to bathe in the

.

Oh my.


“What are those naughty boys up to, that they keep trying to distract me with more socks?! I’m keeping my eyes on you, naughty boys!!” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 224th (Car Crash Crotch Guy)

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Car Crash Crotch Guy. I’m sure you’ll be able to figure out which cover led to that name! 🙂

, but

yet, he fled to

, hoping for

and

.

Something easy to follow as we start the new year. 😉


“Hmm. Where are all these socks coming from?? Are the naughty boys behind a mysterious and dastardly sock plot?!” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 223rd (The return of the Hand-Holding Hands)



Congrats to DebraG, who won Even the Score (Knight Errant #3) by KD Sarge!

Congrats to choccygrl, who won Dear Alex (2nd ed) by Clare London!

Congrats to AlbertaGirl, who won Brit Boys: On Boys by Clare London, Ashe Barker, MK Elliott, Lucy Felthouse, KD Grace, Lily Harlem, Sarah Masters, & Josephine Myles! Brit Boys: On Boys will be released December 30.



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with the Hand-Holding Hands (HHH).

who was stuck in a

was wary of revealing

, but

, he was already

and if he wanted there to be

after

, he would need

to help him with

and getting free from this stupid door.

It has the illusion of almost making sense. 🙂


“Hmph. You’re trying to use socks on the floor to distract me from those naughty hands!” -Mayhem

Maybe… 😉

Without Mayhem:

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 222nd (Loves His Own Abs Santa Guy [LHOASG])



Make sure you enter the contest for Even the Score (Knight Errant #3) by KD Sarge! Closes 7 pm CST, December 29.

Stop by and enter the contest for Dear Alex (2nd ed) by Clare London! Closes 7 pm CST, December 29.


Congrats to Kate, who won Holding the Edge (Cold War #2) by Keira Andrews!



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Loves His Own Abs Santa Guy (LHOASG).

Eve when

realized that

and that he didn’t care at all if he ended up on

after he

the

present his

had left for him.

O.O


*silently radiating disapproval of naughty boys* -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 221st (Straw on Crotch Guy)



Congrats to Irene, who won Fire and Water by Andrew Grey! Fire and Water will be released today by Dreamspinner Press.



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Straw on Crotch Guy.

promised not

after

he’d had under the

, but the reindeer shifters

,

and

,

and

and

, promised to cheer him up with

.

Looks like a prickly photo shoot, eh? 😀

After all of that, horrible puns. I’m almost sorry.


“You should feel great shame for those naughty boys, Mom!” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 220th (The return of Cowlick Overload Guy)



Make sure you enter the contest for The Working Elf Blues by Piper Vaughn! Closes 7 pm CST, December 16.

Stop by and enter the contest for Blood in the Water (An Act of Piracy #1) by Tami Veldura! Closes 7 pm CST, December 18.



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Cowlick Overload Guy (COG).

Fleeing from the

along the

with only

and a bit of

to protect them,

felt as if their lives were

after

about

came at a cost

as they’d expected – now all they wanted was to head back to their

and relax in the

through the

and into the

to celebrate

with their Texas Family.

The Texas End. 😉


*sigh* -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 219th (The return of CrAG)



Congrats to Sally, who won Stardust by Andrew Grey! Stardust is being released today as part of the Dreamspinner Press holiday collection Celebrate!.



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Crossed Arms Guy (CrAG).

and

,

was the perfect place for those

on the run,

, to huddle around

, bemoaning

and hiding out from the infamous

the

, who would be

and ready to act out his

if he found them.

O.O


“I despair.” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 218th (Hand Bra Guy)



Woe!



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Hand Bra Guy. Thanks to Emma Sea for the name! Keep an eye out for the covers that give him a body transplant. 🙂

After returning from

ing the

and being rejected by

under the

,

‘s heart was as

– he didn’t believe he would be able

until, in

, he got to know

,

, who was a

to whom the Enchanted Earl gave his

after hearing Ragnar’s voice crying, “

, hiding

! Don’t leave me alone in the Cubed Dragon’s Den!”

Now THAT was a run-on. 😀


“Mom! Stop photo effecting at once!!!!” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 217th (Might Be A Corpse Guy and The Woman Who Would Rather Be Anywhere Else [MBACG&TWWWRBAE])

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Might Be A Corpse Guy and The Woman Who Would Rather Be Anywhere Else (MBACG&TWWWRBAE).

thought to herself, “That man isn’t going to put me behind the

and

!”, so she engaged in some

and began a

, declaring, “

, you’re not going to put me into

with that box of candy – I’ll be your

! Oh,

, dammit.”

Quite the twist on that last cover, eh?


“Naughty boys and naughty girls – things just keep getting worse!” -Mayhem