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Find out who’s on the menu or who’s been guest blogging for the Petit Fours and Hot Tamales. If you missed a day, click on the name of our guest chefs (listed in alphabetical order) to get access to archived articles from our impressive list of guest authors, editors, agents and friends.

Allison Brennan, the Queen of Thriller Trilogies, is in the House!!!

Ana Aragón, One of Our Own!

Anna DeStefano – When Dreams Meet Reality

Barbara Monajem on Instinct, aka the Shoulder-Whispering Gut-Jabber

Barbara Monajem on The Pantser’s Lament

Barbara Mountjoy – Is Romance Really What You’re Looking For?

Barbara Vey – Editor and Blogger Extraordinaire for Publishers Weekly!

Berta Platas, Guest Blogger

Blythe Gifford, Guest Chef

Brenda Novak on Turning Up The Heat

Carol Burnside – (One of our Own) Guest Chef

Carrie Lofty – Guest Blogger

Chelsea Gilmore, Assistant Editor at Avalon Books

Chelsea Gilmore, Literary Agent with Maria Carvainis Agency Inc.

Cindy Miles – Guest Chef

CJ LYONS – Guest Chef Interview

Debby Giusti Guides Us To MAKING A SALE IN THE NEW YEAR

Debby Giusti On Writing a Continuity Series

Dianna Love – New York Times Bestselling Author

Dianna Love, New York Times Best Selling Author Invites Writers and Readers to Come Out and Play Today

Eileen Dreyer: I Swear, Honey, It’s Research

Eloisa James – Sex After the Seventeenth Book

Emilie Richards on Being a Title Fiend

Erica Ridley and Too Wicked To Kiss

Gabi Stevens on Magic

Gina Leuci on Pyrophobia and Other Fears

Jenna Ives, Natasha Moore and Skylar Kade

Jenna Petersen – Guest Chef Interview

Jennifer Haymore – Guest Chef

Jennifer LaBrecque – If Only You Believed in Miracles…

Jessica Lee – Snap, Crackle, KaPow!!

JILL SORENSON ASKS “WHY DO YOU BUY?”

Jodi Thomas – Guest Chef

Julia London – Writing through a Real Life

Karen White Asks, “Am I a Celebrity?”

Karen White author of “The Lost Hours”

Kaye Chambers’ Newest Release: BLOOD and DESTINY

Kelly L. Stone – Guest Chef Interview

Kelly L. Stone Asks “What’s Your Number?”

Kelly Lynn Para Debuts Her Carina Press Release: Criminal Instinct

Kim Castillo (An Author’s Best Friend) on Author Marketing

Kimberly Killion – Get Out of the Bed and Have Sex

Kitty Grubbs – Time to Win Back Your Space

La-Tessa Montgomery – Thoughts on African American Romance

Linda Winfree – My Call to Action – Guest Chef

Lisa Hendrix – Guest Chef

Lori Handeland Tells Us What’s So Great About the Apocalypse

LYNN RAYE HARRIS: Debut Author – Guest Chef

MARCIA JAMES ON AUTHOR PROMOTION

Margaret Daley on Writing Inspirational Romantic Suspense

Margie Lawson – FIRST PAGE LIGHTNING: Add Power with Rhetorical Devices!

Margie Lawson – What’s Your Body Language IQ?

Margie Lawson on Refreshing Sleep

Marin Thomas, A Slightly Nostalgic Author

Mark All on Making the Scene

Mary Eason on Great Love Stories. Are They About the Romance or the Sex?

Maureen Hardegree on Being a Scaredy-Cat

Missy Tippens – Guest Chef

Missy Tippens, Inspirational Author – The Happy Ending

Molly Evans and the Author-Editor Relationship

Naima Simone – Prayer of the Newly Published Author

Nancy Knight, Guest Chef!

Natasha Moore – Guest Chef Interview

Nicole North – 10 Things I’m Thankful For

Nicole North -Introducing our special guest!

Pamela Vee on Relaxing the Inner Me

Pamela-Reader Tells Us What She Looks For When She Buys A Book

Paula Graves on Family Ties

Paula Graves on Themes

Rita Herron – Guest Chef

Rita Herron on Writing Alphas

Sandra Elzie – THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT

Seressia Glass – The Fascination With Fantasy

Stella Maclean and Her New Release, A Child Changes Everything

Stephanie Bond – Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Welcomes the Superwoman of Writing!!!

Susan Heim, Editor for Chicken Soup for the Soul

Susan Mallery Guest blogger

Susan May – We Spotlights One of Our Own !

Tanya Michaels – The Biggest of Baddies

Tawny Weber – Maturity? Who, me?

Terry Spear: A story for everyone

Tessa Dare, Courtney Milan and Carey Baldwin

TRISH MILBURN – Guest Chef

Wendy Wax – It’s No “Accident” that Petit Fours and Hot Tamales LOVES the Author of THE ACCIDENTAL BESTSELLER!

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PETIT FOURS AND HOT TAMALES

Reading, Writing and Romance

Welcome to Petit Fours and Hot Tamales, a writers’ blog serving a selection of literary styles to satisfy any palate – from sweet inspiration to hot and spicy and everything in between.

Atlanta Expose — a PFHT Blog Novel


Coming Sept. 6th - 23rd!
Espionage and intrigue.
A white slavery ring and
a Colombian drug lord.
Tom and Rachel and Jack ...
and hot, steamy kisses
under an Atlanta moon.
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PF&HT Books and Stories

Guest Chefs

Aug 25th: Stella Maclean
Sept 1st: Angela James, Carina Press
Sept 8th: Barbara Monajem
Sept 15th: Suzanna Frazier
Sept 22nd: Jenny Brown

Daily Specials

Wednesday - Guest Chefs (bloggers)

Saturday - Reviews - What we're reading, viewing, etc.

Review Rating System:

PETIT FOURS = Quality/Enjoyment
3 – I enjoyed it
4 – I really, really liked it
5 – LOVED it, couldn’t put it down

HOT TAMALES = Heat Rating
1 – Sweet/no love scenes
2 – Sensual
3 – Spicy
4 – Hot!
5 – Inferno!

O Canada! Petit Fours & Hot Tamales Blog Goes International!

Deborah Beckers, a writer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was the winning bidder for an honorary blog membership with the Petit Fours & Hot Tamales on Brenda Novak's 2010 Online Auction to Benefit Diabetes Research.

Deborah says she was very excited to win the auction. She's been a reader/lurker on the Petit Fours Web site for a while and will be blogging with us each month through 2010.

Welcome, Deborah!

Brenda Novak Auction

Petit Fours and Hot Tamales' Blog Bounty brought in over $1700 at Brenda Novak's 2010 Online Auction to benefit Diabetes Research. Some lucky bidders won great prizes!

Check out the great award Brenda gave us here:

Winners of Guest Prizes

Winners posted here after a Guest appearance, when applicable.
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If your name/profile ID is posted here, e-mail your snail mail addys to pfhtbloggers@yahoo.com and we'll get your prizes to you ASAP*.

Congratulations and thanks for participating on Petit Fours and Hot Tamales!

8/24: DIANNA won her choice from Terry Spear's backlist orSeduced by the Wolf.

8/12: SALLY won the gift certificate from Paula Graves post of August 11th.

8/10: MARILYN won the prize from Debbie Kaufman's post of August 9th.

*Prizes not claimed within two weeks will be withdrawn.

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