Category Archives: Covers

Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 71st (The Return of Tie Guy)

April 25, 2011 Chris 26 Comments

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up with Tie Guy, last seen in Part the Twelfth. Keep an eye out for You Can Do Your Laundry on My Washboard Abs Guy (YCDYLOMWAG), who is on two covers, and I’m Too Sexy For My Shirt Guy (ITSFMSG), who is on one.

immediately demanded

after reading of his escapades as

. Said Roane, “Even

as he is, behaved with

dignity upon discovering that

was his

, please

before

, who are

, do a

, followed by a

, before they head to the

to figure out

. Actually,

to join them, but remember that

beyond which they should not be pushed!”

Whew!

*sigh* -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 70th (WiHG revealed!)

April 18, 2011 Chris 32 Comments

Congrats to elaing8, who won Boots by Angel Martinez!! Boots was released by Amber Allure on April 17.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be catching up a bit with Wind-in-Hair Guy (WiHG). It turns out that WiHG’s real name is Sam Bond and he’s a bodybuilder from the UK.

Make sure that you keep an eye out for Candy Cane Guy as you stumble through this Misadventure. And many thanks to everyone who’s been sending me covers! You’re all coming along nicely. 😉

Imagine

when he heard about

of the

because of some ill-advised

after

he had

from a

, leading Luke to think, “

raider of my very own!” That night, exhausted after

to be a

instead of

who had slain

as Thorn had claimed, Luke again had

, grasping at

that continued to elude him. Waking to discover that his

were twined in a

around him, Luke gasped, “I can’t think of anything other than you

! You’re

s I crave, and

! Not even the

can compare! But alas, I’m told that I must save myself

, so I await

.”

*blink blink blink* I’m as surprised as all of you over where that ended!

“Ignoring you and those accursed naughty boys, Mom!” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 69th (SSTTJG)

April 11, 2011 Chris 27 Comments

Congrats to Lora G, who won Smart Ass: Close Quarters from LB Gregg!

Congrats to Marie, who won the Uniform Appeal anthology, courtesy of Dreamspinner Press! Uniform Appeal is being released today.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today weâ€™ll be meeting Stubborn Set To The Jaw Guy (SSTTJG). Keep an eye out for Candy Cane Guy and Too Smooth Guy!

and

(pesky damn dagger, messing up my narrative), were sent

, located at

, to see if

from the

would teach them a

, they soon realized that their

prevented them from

, who kept exhorting them to “

.”

“I cannot bear to look at any more naughty boys.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 68th (ISSAYWMSSG)

April 4, 2011 Chris 26 Comments

Congrats to Lily, who won Resisting the Temptation by Valentina Heart!

Congrats to Dana A, who won Taste by Mickie B. Ashling! Taste will be released today by Dreamspinner Press.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting I Shall Stare At You With My Smoldering Stare Guy (ISSAYWMSSG). I’m sure I’ll find more examples of him – look at all the stock photos he has available!

decided he would try

as he searched

for signs of the

. Suddenly

appeared and informed him that

Puzzled, he looked up, saw a

, and thought, “If my

, I will have an

to enjoy

of which I’ve dreamed!”

Alas, it was then that he discovered he was on the

list. Having had enough of the

that seemed to imbue everything with

, he gave up on

and departed for

to play

. The end.

Are you as confused as I am right now?!

*glaring* -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 67th (Smirking Guy)

March 28, 2011 Chris 28 Comments

Congrats to Nikyta, who won Looking for Adventure by Valentina Heart!

Congrats to Sandy Jay, who won Wrong Number, Right Guy by Mia Watts! Wrong Number, Right Guy was released by Amber Allure on March 27.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today we’ll be meeting Smirking Guy. You may have trouble believing these are all the same guy, but Jordan Castillo Price discovered the stock photo evidence! (Thanks, Jordan!)

hoped that, by

and all the fascinating

they’d used for

, he would begin to understand the

behind the

by the

as he lived out his

, trying to convince himself that he was actually a

drifting on the

and singing the

Did you happen to notice that this Misadventure was a single sentence? 🙂

“Not looking at any more naughty boys. Nope.” -Mayhem

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Misadventures in Stock Photography: Part the 66th (The Return of the Return of Too Smooth Guy)

March 21, 2011 Chris 31 Comments

Congrats to Dianna, who won Accidentally His by Shawn Lane! Accidentally His was released by Amber Allure on March 20.

Congrats to Tracey D, who won Trust, Love, Submit by Kim Dare, and congrats to Sandy Jay, who won Treacherous Sun (Nu Hayven, Book 1) by Jade Archer! Both books are being released by Total-E-Bound today.

Welcome to another edition of the Misadventures in Stock Photography! Today weâ€™ll be catching up with Too Smooth Guy. Make sure you keep an eye out for CrAG, too! You’ll be seeing some of these covers again in future Misadventures for the other guys on A.J.’s Adventures and Understanding Mark.

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