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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 141st (Disapproving Guy Who Disapproves)

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Congrats to Monica, who won Locke, Stock and Barrel (Vampires and Mages and Weres, Oh My! #3) by Devon Rhodes! Locke, Stock and Barrel is being released today by Total-E-Bound.

Congrats to Helena, who won The Left Hand of Calvus by L.A. Witt! The Left Hand of Calvus is being released by Riptide Publishing today.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Disapproving Guy Who Disapproves (DGWD).

at finding a

could not be contained (he could barely

, he was so delighted) – it was exactly what he needed for taking the

(then

) who thought he had a

without undergoing the

and eventual

.

Oh my. I think that guy needs to rethink the king business, stat!

*sigh* “I really hoped, after so many weeks without them, that were done with naughty boys!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 140th (IHAMUMCHG)

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Congrats to Andra, who won Men of Smithfield: Seth & David by LB Gregg! Men of Smithfield: Seth & David is being released today by Carina Press.

Due to vacationing and such, this is the last edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography until October 29 or November 5, depending. If you experience withdrawal symptoms, do feel free to check out older editions.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting I’m Hiding a Mullet Under My Cowboy Hat Guy (IHAMUMCHG)! I know, I know, what’s up with cowboys two weeks in a row? It’s in honor of GayRomLit in Albuquerque this week. 🙂

For some reason, basking in

and listening to the

stirred a

in IHAMUMCHG, so he just couldn’t go back to

like he always had, instead becoming obsessed with

of those

feelings before he could be

and left with no hope of

.

*blink blink*

“Not only must I deal with your suitcase appearing suspiciously, Mom, but also with more naughty boys?!! Why do you make me suffer so?!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 139th (The return of HOHG)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’re going to catch up with Holding Onto Hat Guy (HOHG). (The original stock photo is called “Like a rhinestone cowboy“…) I love how they took this photo of a cowboy standing up and just pasted it on to couches in more than one cover. 🙂

The

always tried to

being

, but it was probably the

that undid

and fueled his

about

for the

, whose presence could make an

again, tame

, and (more unfortunately) make him

.

Erm…

“Wake me up when the naughty boys are gone…” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 138th (The return of the return of YCDYLOMWAG)

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Congrats to Renee, who won Danny and Mike by Valentina Heart! Danny and Mike was released by Silver Publishing on September 29.

Congrats to Serentiy, who won Love Comes Silently by Andrew Grey! Love Comes Silently is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.

Congrats to Victoria H and Marsha S, who each won Dex in Blue (Johnnies #2) by Amy Lane! Dex in Blue is being released today by Dreamspinner Press on October 1.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Let’s catch up with You Can Do Your Laundry on My Washboard Abs Guy (YCDYLOMWAG) again, shall we?

depended on his avoiding the

and

, then

into a

during

, but after

. He was looking forward to no longer being the

–

and having his very own

sounded like a dream come true! For their honeymoon, he planned for them to cruise on the

, get in some inter-

, and order their

.

Huh. Possibly the most boring honeymoon ever?!

“More naughty boys. Oh, goody.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 137th (The return of SSTTJG)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Stubborn Set To The Jaw Guy (SSTTJG). Keep an eye out for some other familiar faces bodies, too! (Don’t forget you can hover your cursor over the covers to see how I used the title in the story – helpful for hard to read covers, or when other text on the cover is larger than the title.)

to

, so, demonstrating

, ignoring

, and

, they invited

over for a

, except

(that

!) showed up at the

, wielding

, spilling their

from its

, and leaving them

. The end. If you squint just right as you read it, it makes total sense! 😉

“That poor black kitty up there! What sort of life can he possibly have, hanging out with naughty boys?!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 136th (Welcome back, Too Smooth Guy!)

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Congrats to Laura, who won the Hearts of England anthology by RJ Scott, Meredith Russell, Chris Quinton, Lisa Worrall, Sue Brown, & SA Meade! Hearts of England was released by Silver Publishing on September 15.

Congrats to Brandi, who won Holding On by Em Woods! Holding On is being released today by Total-E-Bound.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with the always busy Too Smooth Guy.

On

,

to fulfill his

was shattered by

,

, and

as he was suddenly

and

. No longer one of the

, he tried to ignore the

as he prepared for

under the

, hoping that he’d find a

with his

.

Oh oh. That almost made sense…

“I stick my tongue out at you, naughty boys!! You are so… naughty!!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 135th (No Budget for Waxing Guy)

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Congrats to Mammarella, who won Sub Zero by Angel Martinez!

Congrats to Sarah S, who won Body Magic (Triad #2) by Poppy Dennison! Body Magic is being released today by Dreamspinner Press.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting No Budget for Waxing Guy! (Remember to hover your cursor over the covers to see how I used the title in the Misadventure.)

what triggered

that

couldn’t sit in

with the other

and read

at the same time, which just made Paul’s D’Marco want to go do something

self, like put on his

and go

through

, getting

,

by

.

Erm… I’m just going to pretend that made sense. 🙂

“You can’t make me look at those naughty boys!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 134th (The return of the return of Starey Glarey Guy)

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Congrats to Carla A, who won her choice of A Guitarist in the Fae Queen’s Court (Fae Connections #1) by Amber Kell or the Unconventional At Best anthology!

Congrats to Andrea, who won Dead Shot by JL Merrow! Dead Shot was released on August 26 by JMS Books.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be trying to catch up with Starey Glarey Guy, who is nearly as busy as WiHG! (Please excuse the verb tense mess involving the first few covers.)

over

, the

drove away

and SGG awoke to find himself not back on the farm

and

as he’d dreamed, but in his bed in the city, still mired in a

, playing

s of

with the other

, responding to all the

like a

(or maybe just like a

), and

a

of espresso to clear the dream fog from his brain.

Mmmm… espresso…

*glaring, Ears of Annoyance, and tail thwack-lashing* -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 133rd (Wind-in-Hair Guy swoops in)

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Congrats to Ladypessi, who won Texas Heat (Texas #3) by RJ Scott! Texas Heat was released by Silver Publishing on August 18.

Congrats to Ami, who won Nothing of a Son by L.A. Witt! Nothing of a Son was released by Amber Allure on August 19.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be trying to catch up with Wind-in-Hair Guy (WiHG) – this is his eighth post!

It was

to have the

and be

, but all that changed when he met

,

, who were

and convinced Alexios,

, that, according to

,

had to be out there, waiting for him

– he only needed to let his

and the

guide him, then free his mate with his

and the

. Edric, Red Rider, and the Big Bad Werewolf had a hard time convincing Alexios that this wasn’t just a

– while

was for him to play it safe and remain an

instead of

, they were sure he would succumb to his

and go find his mate.

The end?

“Yes, I see that poor shaggy-headed kitty up there, Mom, but he’s surrounded by naughty boys and wolves!!!!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 132nd (The return of Pouty Guy)

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Congrats to maygirl7, who won the Lashings of Sauce anthology donated by Josephine Myles!

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

to

and

crushed

and lost him

, even as he tried to remember that

and

what the

(to be

by

and bathe in a

) was not a good way to be

when he should be fighting his

and setting the washing machine back to

.

*blink blink*

“I told you last time this naughty boy appeared – I’m the only one allowed to pout on this blog!” -Mayhem