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

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

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



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

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

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

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



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

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



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

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

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

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 190th (Here, Let Me Give You the Heimlich Maneuver Guys [HLMGYTHMG])



Congrats to Jane(PS), who won Beyond Reckless (2nd ed) by Ava March!

Congrats to Shellirie, who won Base Over Apex (Kinky Cupid #2) by Kim Dare!

Congrats to Antonia, who won Floodgates by Mary Calmes! Floodgates was released by Dreamspinner Press on March 3.



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Here, Let Me Give You the Heimlich Maneuver Guys (HLMGYTHMG). Such a thoughtful young man, no? 😉

skipped out on

because they heard a rumor that

was going to

more time and beg him, “

” because

(no, not

like Poseidon’s last gift) compelled him to do so, but instead the Prodigal Brother had gone

and was

for

.

The end! Fortunately. 🙂


“Oh, look, more naughty boys. I’ll just be over here, ignoring them and cleaning my butt.” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 189th (The return of Inexplicably Holding A Spear And Crabby About It Guy)



Congrats to Ninna, who won Almost Mine by Eden Winters!



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

, a

who feared neither

nor

, had heeded

to indulge in both

when he was suddenly

to be

and

, then sold by the Vikings to be a

.

I have nothing to say in my defense. 😀


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

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 188th (The return of Prison Stripes Guy)



Congrats to Julia, who won It’s All Geek to Me by JL Merrow! It’s All Geek to Me is being released today by Riptide Publishing.

Congrats to Bobbie, who won One Good Deed by Andrew Grey! One Good Deed is also being released today by Dreamspinner Press.



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Prison Stripes Guy. Thanks to Carolyn for finding some of these covers!

After Mark Cooper broke

, his car was

and towed to

Lot

, where it caught fire and was left to

in the

s of the lot. The case subsequently ended up in court as

and anti-

Mark was sentenced to

working at the

. As he toiled away,

uncontainable, it wasn’t long

found him and begged, “

, then

.”

I’m as surprised as you are about where this went! 🙂


“Not looking at you, Mom! Even these stripey socks that you knit for me to sit on can’t outweigh all the naughty boys.” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 187th (The return of the return of Tie Guy Two)

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Tie Guy Two (and I spent so much time fixing broken links in his two previous posts, you should definitely go check them out!).

were still arguing about whether they should have a

or an

when

the conductor yelled, “

to follow the

!”, then asked them, “

” as they embarked, commencing

indeed – they spent their time

(catering to

s),

(who seemed to have a

and not much else), and attending sessions of

.

*blink blink*


“Hmph. I’m just going to stare at the big kitty and ignore you and your naughty boys, Mom!” -Mayhem