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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 111th (Hand Holding Hands)

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Congrats to Darcy, who won Lesson Learned by Lillian Francis!

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Hand Holding Hands (HHH). Remember that you can hover your mouse pointer over the cover to see how I used the title in the Misadventure.

When

and

sailed into

, Ryan was

between wanting

and being terrified of opening

. His mind drifted

as he tried to recall

from his

, but

, he just couldn’t come up with any! He decided that he needed to start

right away, so he sat down with his diary and wrote, “

– I finally realize that he was

, and that

isn’t me, but his

and getting

in strip poker instead. It’s time I stop looking for

and focus on

, which is actually my heart, since you are my diary, after all.”

*blink blink*

“Hands should pet kitties and not be so naughty!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 110th (The Return of Baddest Santa Guy)

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Congrats to Tawnie and Chava, who won Mine by Mary Calmes! Mine will be released by Dreamspinner Press on March 5.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Some disturbing news, people – according to this stock photo page, the same model (Francesco Maria Curá) is not only Baddest Santa Guy, but also… brace yourselves… Smarmy Guy! 😮

couldn’t stop wondering

– he was sure it had to be something

ly delicious, and he hoped it would be

when he found out what it was. Maybe

, who had convinced him that

and so had him craving

, could tell him about the diet of elves! Besides being a handyman, Callum was a

and he used his theatrical expertise (plus his

) when he was

and

–

, what could be better?

Oh, I don’t know – how about a storyline that makes sense?! 😉

“Hmph. This boy seems exceptionally naughty. I do not approve.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 109th (The return of CTHTBHOWHG)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Can’t Tie His Tie By Himself Or With Help Guy (CTHTBHOWHG), who can’t possibly be as young as he looks, right?!

discovered he was

when he was

from the

party, proving that

wasn’t all

. He was sure Maverick had the

, but Maverick just kept repeating, “There’s

,

mate!

!”

*fades to black*

“Tenuous, Mom, very tenuous.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 108th (Smarmy Guy)

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Congrats to Nette, who won The Only Easy Day (Sanctuary #2) by RJ Scott! The Only Easy Day was released by Silver Publishing on February 18.

Congrats to Melissa, who won The Pirate’s Gamble by Eden Winters! The Pirate’s Gamble was released by JMS Books on February 19.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Smarmy Guy. Would you buy a used car from this man?!

was at the

in

, snacking on

and dreaming his

, when suddenly

showed up with some

and forced a

with

over some all-but-

he’d kept track of

. By the end of the showdown, they were all

together and making

s, thanking each other for these

. Awwww! 🙂

“Some things can’t be unseen, Mom….” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 107th (The return of the return of the return of Crouching Guy)

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Congrats to Morgana, who won Academic Pursuits by Lou Harper!

Congrats to Demetra, who won The Swimming Swan (Cob Brothers #2) by Stephani Hecht and Amber Kell!

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

During

,

fascination with

was revealed by

in a fit of jealousy and

. Alex was understandably very upset and warned the Greek Lover, “I’m going to start planning a

, buster! You might claim to have

, but the

has had enough of your

! I’m

that can

, that warms me, that weaves a

around me with

and leaves me panting,

.”

Erm. What exactly just happened there?! 😮

“Hmph. I told you this naughty boy should’ve gone with his black kitty nature! No one ever listens to me.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 106th (The Return of ITSFMSG)

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Congrats to Giselle, who won The Decisions We Make by RJ Scott!

Congrats to Orannia, Eva, Bogusia, SarahM, and Zanara, who all won copies of Fall into the Sun by Val Kovalin!

Congrats to Helena, who won Cinder (A CinderFella Story) by Marie Sexton! Cinder was released by Silver Publishing on February 4.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with I’m Too Sexy For My Shirt Guy (ITSFMSG).

to get that

was

example how he couldn’t resist

– the

of the situations he got himself into was legendary! Who can forget that time he insisted on

with

? Or that time he was wearing

and

in the

of

? Or that time he indulged in the

of the

, even after they told him, “

!”?

Really, you don’t remember all that?! I’m surprised. 😉

“Is it safe to look yet?” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 105th (Starey Glarey Guy)

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Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Starey Glarey Guy (SGG). (Don’t forget that you can hover your mouse pointer over the covers to see how I used the titles in the Misadventure.)

felt that

was the

, as it allowed him both the

and the

of the

so he could

, who reminded him how important it was to

and beware

– succumbing to that

would only lead to

and

.

Ah, it’s been a while since I had a good run-on Misadventure! 🙂

*miffed* -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 104th (Emo Blond Guy)

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Congrats to Cathy M and Alder, who each won their choice of Saving Valor (Fanged Love #1) or Chalice (Planetary Submissives #1) by Amber Kell! Saving Valor (Fanged Love #1) was released by Silver Publishing on January 14. Chalice (Planetary Submissives #1) was released by Total-E-Bound on January 16.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Emo Blond Guy (EBG).

Because

had

that

couldn’t match, a

began to develop between the crews on

as everyone felt

to choose sides. Even

got involved when he declared to Robert’s VP, “I’ll do

! Don’t despair –

all the time. I mean, look at me and the Sun – I’ll be

tomorrow. Oh, I just can’t wait for him to be

with me again!”

“I’m just going to sit here and stare at you until you stop with this naughty boy nonsense, Mom.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 103rd (The Return of TTTHHG)

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Congrats to Cayce, who won Noble Metals by L.A. Witt!

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Trying To Tip His Hat Guy (TTTHHG).

, the

, never met a

or a

that he could resist. Said Tyler, “According to the

,

, the more likely it is you’ll end up with a

when you

.” And really, he should know, since he always gets caught up in the

, never heeding the warning of a

and telling everyone, “

! Besides, I’m not late –

somewhere.”

Well. That makes less sense than usual, which is really saying something. 🙂

“Not. Amused. At. All.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 102nd (The Return of Underwear Guy)

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Congrats to Gina, who won Blind Space by Marie Sexton!

Congrats to Azure J, who won The Gallows Tree by RJ Scott!

Both Blind Space and The Gallows Tree were released by Silver Publishing on January 7.

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

Once

, it was

at

because the

would not stop

with pictures of their hot

and rhapsodizing over

, then telling her she had not the

for any

since the personal trainers wouldn’t get

on

s with anyone but naughty boys, no matter what Tamara thought her

was telling her. Said Tamera, “Your cruel taunting does not

at all! But I’ll have the last laugh, because you’ll

. After all,

, even on the

!”

Huh. As I’ve mentioned before, the endings are always a surprise to me, too. 🙂

“Calling a book about naughty boys Naughty Boys seems like overkill to me. It should be obvious without the title!” -Mayhem