Category Archives: Covers

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 162nd (The return of Likes To Get Naked At Fires Guy [LTGNAFG])

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Likes To Get Naked At Fires Guy (LTGNAFG).

It’s usually true that

, there’s fire, and so

,

(

indeed) had to call in the

(who had such

that they seemed

) to get

before the entire town went

due to a plan by

to get some

on the

firefighter she’d gone to for

, but who instead had whispered

to her: “

.”

I hope none of you tried to read that aloud and collapsed from oxygen deprivation…


*ignoring naughty boys and their fans* -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 161st (Being the 10th post about SOBJG)

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be trying to catch up with Slouching Open Black Jacket Guy (SOBJG).

Unfortunately for

, he couldn’t resist the

of the

and

(even though he knew

), so he wasn’t terribly surprised by

, which left him

and feeling like

in the middle of a

, where he’d been

(looking very

) – hoping the

would follow the

and not decide to turn the

into

Whoa. I feel dizzy after that one!


“I can’t believe you continue to find so many naughty boys, Mom!!” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 160th (Welcome back, Starey Glarey Guy!)



Congrats to EriSeg, who won A Wild Ride by Andrew Grey! A Wild Ride is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.



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

After the

was

, it took him a while to realize that he’d become

and that

was just as

by the

as he. But alas, in his

, when he’d lost all sense of

, and

made it feel as if he was

, he was

into

by

from

for

to

Um. Forgive me for that one? 🙂


“You’re driving me crazy with naughty boys, Mom!” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 159th (Facing the World in Our Jeans, Holding Hands Guys)



Congrats to Rush, who won the signed paperback copy of The Long Con (Dangerous Affairs #1) by Lori Toland!

Congrats to Josieb, who won all the stories in the Promoted by the Billionaire anthology! Promoted by the Billionaire is/was available for pre-order through April 1 and will be released by Total-E-Bound on April 29.


No contests this week! So, unless I decide to post a random cat photo at some point, the week’s next post will be Linkity on Friday.



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting the Facing the World in Our Jeans, Holding Hands Guys (FTWIOJHHG).

, relying only on

between

, which tend to lead to a

– it’s pretty obvious

– no need for

when those

will do

… yes, absolutely

.

Puzzlingly, those last two books were put out by the same publisher…


“Well, I guess they aren’t too naughty…” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 158th (Guy in the Long Black Coat)



Congrats to Courtney S, who won Test Drive by L.A. Witt! Test Drive was released by Amber Allure on March 24.

Congrats to Mary M, who won Covet Thy Neighbor (Tucker Springs #4) by L.A. Witt! Covet Thy Neighbor is being released today by Riptide Publishing.



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting the Guy in the Long Black Coat (GITLBC), with apologies to Bob Dylan (although I much prefer Joan Osborne’s cover of the song).

had a lot of

, having to deal with

, who’d been

until they took

through

, discovered they were

for a

, and decided to start

instead.

Um…


“Judging you, Mom. Judging you so hard.” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 157th (Back in the saddle with MUMMCHG)

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with My Underwear Matches My Cowboy Hat Guy (MUMMCHG) once again.

was working at

with a couple of really

s when he became

and started to wonder if he should

or find something

to help him cool down. Suddenly, just like in one of his friend

s of

,

,

, appeared from

and decided that

should also be a

and whisked Dylan away before he reached

.

*blink blink blink*


“Argh!! Mom!! NO MORE NAUGHTY BOYS!!!!!” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 156th (My Lips Are Actually Fused To His Neck Guys)



Congrats to Annie, who won If It Flies (Market Garden #3) by L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov! If It Flies is being released today by Riptide Publishing.



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting the My Lips Are Actually Fused To His Neck Guys (MLAAFTHNG).

According to

, “

,

and

 – hide your

from any

or expected, whether it seems

or not.”

The end. Very short one today – um, I’ll blame the start of Daylight Savings Time. 😉


*too annoyed for commentary* -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 155th (WTF Covers)



Congrats to Kelly, who won Velocity (Impulse #3) by Amelia C. Gormley! Amelia released Velocity on March 2.

Congrats to Michelle (Mi), who won The Fight Within (The Good Fight #2) by Andrew Grey! The Fight Within is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be doing something a bit different – instead of a little story, you’ll have the chance to see a few covers that I thought were fugly or that caused me to gasp “WTF?!” at my screen. Brace yourselves.

This title isn’t actually m/m, although it sure looks like it to me. The allegedly female character is the one in the background. I think. Is it my imagination, or does it really look like they used two male models?

I’m pretty sure that the guy on the left’s head doesn’t actually belong with “his” body. The guy on the right’s red hair looks perfectly natural, too!

How not to add tattoos…

Sadly, I think the horns look less awful than the crown, which is definitely damning with faint praise. And the proportions are off all over the place.

No! Not the leopard pox! Flee for your lives!!!

The proportions are just… off on this one.

Nice hair, dude with the weirdly tiny head.

This guy really needs to wear a bra over those saggy moobs.

So, which is your, erm, “favorite”?


“I approve even less of these naughty boys than I do of the usual naughty boys!” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 154th (WiHG… again)



Congrats to Joder, who won Collusion (Diversion #2) by Eden Winters! Collusion was released on February 24 by Amber Quill Press.

Congrats to Urbanista, who won Take It Off (Market Garden #2) by L.A. Witt and Aleksandr Voinov! Take It Off is being released today by Riptide Publishing.

Congrats to Irene, who won Something in the Way He Needs (Family #1) by Cardeno C! Something in the Way He Needs is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Wind-in-Hair Guy (WiHG)… for the eighth time.

Both

and

were held in

in front of the same

jurors, who believed

but also agreed that it was

, so

, they made

, which left them all promising

that they would each be a

(that notorious

!), who would

them from

s and

of

, since the

by a fortuneteller showed that their

would be

.

Well. Hello, pronoun confusion! 🙂


“Are the naughty boys gone? Is it safe to wake up yet? And did I just dream that the big kitty was mixed up with those naughty boys?!?” -Mayhem

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 153rd (Armpit Angel Guy)



Congrats to Crissy, who won Shadow Memory by Jennifer Brooks!

Congrats to Donna, who won Once a Brat by Kim Dare! Once a Brat is being released today by Riptide Publishing.



Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Armpit Angel Guy (AAG)… Can you figure out how he got his name? 😉

Said Armpit Angel Guy, “

were

and

, trying to make it

and maybe a little

action when we remembered we were supposed to be

, our

, which we couldn’t really accomplish by staring at our

, wondering if

and if

, a

, and believing

could fuel our

and show us all the

before

time.


“I have complaints. About naughty boys. And the lack of furry pink rattly mice around here!” -Mayhem