Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Baddest Santa Guy…
,
, wanted to make sure
was
, or, basically,
by giving him as
(plus he hoped it would be
for Jesse, instead of the
he usually got). Jesse’s first words upon being presented to Santa were, “
” and then, “Whoa, check out
!”
and some
later, he was
, making him
through to his
.
Erm. Yes. Moving right along!
“Wait a minute… Santa Claws is a kitty, not a naughty boy!” -Mayhem
Congrats to Dianna, who won Winter Warmers by Josephine Myles, JL Merrow, Clare London, Chrissy Munder, and Lou Harper!
When I started the Misadventures back on December 3, 2009, I had no idea it would evolve into a long-running series of quirky, incoherent little stories strung together from book titles. Thanks to all of you for reading and commenting! A special thanks to those of you who’ve sent me covers, too. I’m honored to be part of you never looking at book covers the same way again. 😉
For this, the 100th edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography, I thought we should go back to the very beginning, to the cover that started it and gave Candy Cane Guy his name. 🙂
Because he was
,
just couldn’t seem to stop himself from
, especially when he was
, wandering the
and trying to avoid
with
as he looked for things that needed to be
while a not-quite-
(maybe a
?) kept playing in the back of his mind. Obviously he hadn’t done enough
in his misspent youth, when he worked as a
, then abruptly left behind his
of
and went
, traveling
to stay
‘s notice.
*blink blink blink*
“I can’t believe there are so many naughty boys! Surely you must be almost out of them by now, Mom?!” -Mayhem
Bad news, May: I have plenty of naughty boys stocked up! 🙂
Congrats to SueM, who won Men Under the Mistletoe by Ava March, Josh Lanyon, Harper Fox, and KA Mitchell! Men Under the Mistletoe is being released today by Carina Press. (The stories will also be released separately.)
Congrats to Tracey D, who won While Under the Influence (Perfect Timing #8) by Kim Dare! While Under the Influence is being released today by Total-E-Bound.
From today through December 23, Keira Andrews is hosting  
: “…a holiday extravaganza featuring giveaways, holiday recipes and more. ‘Tis the season for some hot man-on-man action.” Keira will be here next week to update us on how MtYG is going. 🙂
Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Seriously Boring Blond Guy (SBBG). Keep an eye out for Smarmy Guy (you’ll recognize him, even though he hasn’t had his own post yet) and Slave Boy!
,
had been friends since they were
, when they met at college in a required
they were all taking at the
. In order to pass the course, they each had to identify
of people who’d been arrested for infractions such as
,
, and
. Now, at their class reunion, they were toasting each other, hollering, “
! Let us drink
, of those glorious days before we hit the accursed
of graduation and everything went
!”
Huh. Yeah, I’m usually surprised with how these turn out, too.
*glares* – Mayhem
Congrats to jayhjay, who won Broken Memories (In the Shadow of the Wolf #2) by RJ Scott & Diane Adams! Broken Memories was released by Silver Publishing on November 26.
Congrats to Brandi R, who won More Than Enough (More #2) by Shawn Lane! More Than Enough was released by Amber Allure on November 27.
Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Holding on to His Hat Guy (HotHHG).
After
at
was cut short by a
(
, but not often),
was barely
to his sanity, so he decided it was time to
away from the other
. As he rode away, he hollered back, “I’ll be
all again sometime!” But that was before he moved into
to live in
with some
, so who knows if he’ll ever go back?
The end. 🙂
*accusatory and simultaneously deeply disappointed stare* -Mayhem
Congrats to Kelly, who won Texas Winter (The Heart of Texas #2) by RJ Scott! Texas Winter was released by Silver Publishing on November 19.
Congrats to Cori and Lilli, who each won copies of Honored Vow (Change of Heart #3) by Mary Calmes! Honored Vow is being released by Dreamspinner Press today.
Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Torso Guy. (Curious how he got his name? You can find out here.) Don’t forget that you can hover your mouse cursor over the covers to see how I used the title in the story. 🙂
When
the Third (or, as he preferred to be known, R2D3) won both the coveted title of
and the not-quite-so-prestigious title of
, he developed an immediate craving for
– maybe a
or a
. While he was trying to make up his mind, he started a
of laundry and used plenty of
, hoping it would get rid of that pesky infestation, then checked to see if he’d received new
from either the
or
. He thought Planet Mail from
would be great, since neither was there to play
with him – oh, how he longed to be pressed against them,
!
If that made sense to you, you should be very worried. 😉
“How could you??” -Mayhem
Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! It’s been a long, long time since I featured Shoulder Guy. Shall we see what he’s been up to since then?
Because
had triggered the infamous
,
was suffering terribly at
while working in the
at the
without
(no
if he screwed up, either). He should have known there would be a
, but how could he have imagined it would involve being
as part of a
or involve a
and
???
*blink blink*
“If Mom really loved me, she wouldn’t keep posting all these pictures of naughty boys.” -Mayhem
Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! It’s been a long, long time since I featured Neck Crick Guy – shall we see what he’s been up to? If you’re curious, here’s what his original stock photo looks like.
The
and
wanted to have a
on the
, but since they were
and
as part of agreeing to
(
!), there wasn’t much they could do about it. But alas, a
and the
in such an
kept them from the
.
Alas indeed…
“There can’t really be an infinite number of naughty boys, can there?!” -Mayhem
Congrats to Melanie M, who won More Than Anything by Shawn Lane! More Than Anything was released by Amber Allure on October 30.
Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Biting His Lip Because His Pants Are Falling Down Guy (BHLBHPAFDG) – for some reason, cover artists really like to change his color. Keep an eye out for Your Face Is Going To Freeze Like That Guy (YFIGTFLTG), too!
were
for
to pay their
(golfing fools, the both of them) when their world was turned
by the arrival of a
, who exclaimed, “I can’t believe I just got here, and already
! You look like you’d be
, too, you big hunk – everyone would be green with envy! Do I need to make
that you’ll join me for some
at the
Restaurant?”
*blink blink blink*
Vampire kitteh wishes you a Happy Halloween, and could you please bring your neck a little closer? 😉
Don’t forget to enter the contest for More Than Anything by Shawn Lane! Contest closes 7 pm CDT, October 28.
Congrats to Ella Jane, who won Bound for the Forest by Kay Berrisford!
Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Slave Boy, complete with an amazing number of hair color changes. Thanks to Jordan Castillo Price for the Irish Punk cover! (Don’t forget that you can hover your cursor over the cover to see the title as I used it in the Misadventure.)
out with the
on
was going great until they were pushed to the
by the
, who told them, “You must
and
if you don’t want to be accused of
and forced to
for
, who’s pissed that you ate all the
!” Buck and the Irish Punk crossed their fingers that they could
as they hoped for
before the King of the Queens had them
, never to be seen again…
O noes!
“Ignoring you and the naughty boys, Mom. That’ll teach you!” -Mayhem
Congrats to Helena, who won Life Over Limb (EMS Heat #11) by Stephani Hecht! Life Over Limb was released by eXtasy Books on October 1.
Brace yourselves. This is the last Misadventures post until October 24, as I’m heading out on vacation next week.
Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be trying to catch up with Wind-in-Hair Guy (WiHG)… again.
did not appreciate the
back from
when a misunderstanding while reading
led to
against
and the
of
. Suddenly, everything went to
as the
of the
was released by his bellowing, “Oh w(h)ere oh w(h)ere can
be?! Yes,
, but you can wait
and I will not apologize for that! After all, I was only
, and none of you
can stop me from using
to cover
!”
*blink blink*
“You should give up on these naughty boys, Mom, and throw my yellow furry mouse instead.” -Mayhem