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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 121st (It’s Candy Cane Guy… again)

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Congrats to Michelle, CursingMama, and Tracey D, who won King Perry by Edmond Manning!

Congrats to Peggy C, who won Still Waters (Sanctuary #4) by RJ Scott! Still Waters was released by Silver Publishing on May 19.

Congrats to Paula S, who won her choice of More Than Pride (Supernatural Mates #6) or Switching Payne by Amber Kell! Switching Payne was released by Silver Publishing on May 19 and More Than Pride will be released by Total-E-Bound on May 28.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Candy Cane Guy… again. And maybe I should warn you ahead of time that it’s likely you’ll get whiplash reading this one. 🙂

Said Candy Cane Guy, “It all happens

dream perchance – they think I’m just

, but ever since I fell afoul of

, I’m actually

!

from

unattainable. Instead of being the

and forming a

to become one of the carefree

, now I’m working a job

make ends meet. Asking people, ‘

‘ during the day and working

p0rn0 at night is a real drag, when I’d much rather be

, trying to appease his near-

appetites and waiting for him to tell me, ‘

!'”

Well. Um. Look! Over there!

*determinedly and crabbily ignoring the naughty boys* -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 120th (The return of the return of the return of Too Smooth Guy!)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Too Smooth Guy. Cover artists love to photoshop his pants… with alarming results that make his photoshopped hair look great in comparison! 😮

from

would require

, along with some

provided by

(a

who got his power by

during the

). Poor Valor was captured under

during his

from

– he’d merely stopped for a cheap

beer, but somehow got caught in the

from that whole

kerfuffle and ended up

,

,

, and forced to search for

.

Hey, it rhymes! 🙂

*hoping no one will notice the train wreck before the rhyming bit*

*sigh* -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 119th (The return of ISSAYWMSSG)

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Congrats to Helena and Maggie, who won Gambling Men: The Novel by Amy Lane! Gambling Men is being released by Dreamspinner Press today.

Congrats to Tracy F and Beth C, who won Acrobat by Mary Calmes! Acrobat is being released by Dreamspinner Press today.

Congrats to Yvette, who won Rogues (Brook Street #3) by Ava March! Rogues is being released by Carina Press today.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with I Shall Stare At You With My Smoldering Stare Guy (ISSAYWMSSG).

After the

, it was

for the

to grow weary of being

, so he snuck up behind

and yelled, “

!” Poor Peter was so terrified he dropped the

he was holding, then scanned the room, searching fruitlessly for

. Alas, all he could see were

, although… “There!” exclaimed Peter. “There!

!” But it turned out to just be his glass of

, fizzing quietly away in the corner by the

. “Oh, for…” muttered Peter. “If my nerves are this shot, they’d better just

,

, because I’ve obviously been in this

long. There aren’t enough

or

here to keep me away from my

any longer.”

The end.

Erm. Is it too late for my “SoC staff not responsible for any permanent confusion caused by reading this Misadventure” warning? 🙂

“Sooooooo disappointed once again, Mom!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 118th (The return of the return of Baddest Santa Guy)

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Congrats to Ann Roberts, who won the grand prize in the Beat Your Winter Blues blog tour with her comment here!

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be trying to catch up with Baddest Santa Guy – and this time, he actually makes it out of bed. 😉

While

was well aware of

, he couldn’t resist using some

,

, and

to speed up the

he was

would be a success, since he had no intention of stopping until

was

. He didn’t expect

to make any trouble, but ever since he’d

her plan to be

, she’d taken to muttering, “

, but you won’t get a

with the

, you jerk” whenever he was near. So he waited until the

, when he knew her

and engineered a

that ended with her as a

.

The end! Just in case you were worried about how much sense some of the recent Misadventures have made… 😉

“Is the naughty boy gone? Is it safe to come out yet?” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 117th (The return of the return of the return of…I give up)

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Go enter the contest for Kissing Orion (Vampire’s Kiss #1) or Protecting His Soul by Amber Kell! Contest closes 7 pm CDT, April 30.

Congrats to Philina, who won The Art of Words by RJ Scott and Meredith Russell!

Congrats to Irene J, who won Mind Magic by Poppy Dennison! Mind Magic is being released by Dreamspinner Press today.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be trying to catch up with Wind-in-Hair Guy (WiHG)… for the seventh time. Keep an eye out for lots of familiar faces in this one. Also, many thanks to everyone who’s sent covers! 🙂

was willing to risk

and possible

in order to escape from

.

v

was at stake –

and

hadn’t done a thing for him, so he was working hard at

and going back to the

with his

, but still as his

and with his

fully intact. He was looking forward to being

again, fully

as he was

until he was

.

The end! 🙂

Look at all the kitties, May!

“Mom, that naughty boy is not providing a very good home environment for those poor kitties!!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 116th (The Return of Haughty Blond Guy)

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Congrats to SusieQ, who won Battle of Hearts by Valentina Heart! Battle of Hearts was released on April 14 by Silver Publishing.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Haughty Blond Guy, who is once again clothed in every photo. No, wait, don’t leave!!! 😉

Alas, there’d be no

for

, the

– he had to stay in

with an

, the

, and… was that a

?! Ewww. Even worse, the Alpha Lambda House was right by the river where the crew team practiced, so starting at the crack of dawn, he could hear voices echoing over the river and yelling, “

!

!” Lennox briefly considered having a tantrum about these atrocious accommodations and

, but imagining how

would react (she’d taunt him and call him, “

!”) was enough to give him

s… and not the good kind.

Erm. Yes. How’s it going?

“MOM!!!! Are you going to run out of naughty boys soon??”

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 115th (Inexplicably Holding A Spear And Crabby About It Guy)

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Congrats to Anke, who won Face Value (Sanctuary #3) by RJ Scott! Face Value was released by Silver Publishing on April 7.

Congrats to blodeuedd, who won Fortune Hunter (Brook Street #2) by Ava March! Fortune Hunter is being released today by Carina Press.

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

to break

came during one of his

as he was trying to ignore

to the

held by the

. He’d always been

, but to break the curse, he’d have to give up

. While he was no

, it sounded like the pain and

involved in becoming a curse-free

would be

.

Oh dear! :O

“Speaking of darkest hours, Mom, I’d say you’re at yours with these naughty boys! Hmph.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 114th (Always Never Quite Kissing Guys)

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Congrats to Cole, who won For the Living by L.A. Witt! For the Living was released on April 1 by Amber Allure.

Congrats to Erica Pike, who won Queen’s Man by K.D. Sarge! Queen’s Man was released by Turtleduck Press on April 1.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting the Always Never Quite Kissing Guys (ANQKG). Onward.

isn’t as easy as you might think, but

was determined to succeed… right after he completed his

, that is. You might not see the relevance, but to the Sweet One, they were just

and all part of

… or at least the price of his

,

, and

! Sure,

, but the Sweet One figured that by

onstage for the

, he could save up for some

.

The end. So sweet! 😉

*glowering* -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 113th (Where Does That Hip Tattoo End Guy)

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Congrats to Evelyn A, who won Playing the Point (Blue Line Hockey #6) by Stephani Hecht!

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Where Does That Hip Tattoo End Guy (WDTHTEG). 🙂

,

was no angel at all – he was

carrying the

virus, and he

to be

prize of

,

just for the winner.

*blink blink*

I hope no one tried to read that sentence out loud.

“NOOOOOOOOOO! Where do all these new naughty boys come from?! It must stop!!!” – Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 112th (HBWMECG)

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Congrats to Raevyn, who won the M/M Week books by Erastes, Kim Knox, Ava March, KC Burn, Dev Bentham, and Larry Benjamin from Carina Press. All six books are being released today, which is the first day of Carina’s M/M Week celebration.

Congrats to Sarah Madison, who won Diversion by Eden Winters! Diversion was released yesterday by Amber Allure.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Hooded Blond With Most Excellent Cheekbones Guy (HBWMECG).

At

, the

congregated over a

table and announced that their

was

, with his

sin

.

! Maybe it was just the

, but he had learned the hard way that

. Oh,

was

so much higher than he’d expected to pay when he was

by the

ed

, who claimed to be

.

Whoa. Dude.

“Mom!! This has got to stop, this thing with the naughty boys!!!” -Mayhem