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Jan 28

Our FIRST Good News and Mash-Up blog post

~~Good News~~   Life is great for the Petit Fours and Hot Tamales crew.  Things are completely different from the first year we started blogging and we are incredibly proud of everything we’ve accomplished in such a short amount of time. As a new feature for the blog this year, we thought we’d take a day each month and share some of the things we’re doing outside of the PF&HTs.  That designated day will be the fourth Saturday of each month.  We’d love for you to follow the links and take a peek at what we do outside of the [...]

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Dec 09

Our Holiday Gift to You

by Linsey Lanier, Group Novel Coordinator Hello, PF&HT Readers! It’s that time of year again. I’m not just talking about the holidays. I’m talking about another annual tradition— the Petit Four and Hot Tamales’ Group Novel. Once again, we want to show you all how much we appreciate your support throughout the year by giving you a story. Last year, we presented you with our first paranormal romance, Merlin’s Daughter. This year, we’ve cooked up a cozy mystery for your reading pleasure—The Undercover Librarian. Here’s your first clue: Désirée Devereaux is not your average librarian. She can judge a book [...]

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Nov 11

A Man’s View of Housework

by Linsey Lanier A few weeks ago, we were having a house guest and needed to do some serious cleaning. Being the chivalrous gentleman that he is, The Comedian pitched right in. (That’s my new name for hubby, because during any given conversation, he’s just as likely to turn into Snagglepuss or start doing a Harpo Marx routine, as to give you a straight answer.) I won’t embarrass myself by telling you the gory details of the long list of jobs that needed to be tackled or the things we grunted and growled to each other about said tasks. Suffice [...]

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Sep 08

Top Three Reasons I Love the Internet

The Internet, the world wide web, the information highway. Whatever you call it, it’s one of the best inventions of the past two centuries, imo. It must have been ten years ago when I first admitted to my hubby that I could not live without the Internet. That’s only truer today. And here are three reasons why. 1. Research! So I’m writing along and after a workout, my heroine, Miranda Steele, is getting dressed a locker room with two other IITs (Investigators in Training at The Parker Agency). I’m not that up on the latest fashion, so I zip over [...]

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Aug 11

Linsey’s Big Announcement

by Linsey Lanier I loved my parents. Really I did. And they loved me. But they didn’t really “get” me. If I had been born a geeky boy with an astonishing talent for math and science, who could earn a master’s degree from MIT at 16, then go on to found his own company, they would’ve adored me. Don’t get me wrong. They did adore me in their own way. They did a lot for me, for which I will always be grateful. But they were never really proud of me. Well, they sort of were. But not the way [...]

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Jul 14

Gone with the Remington

by Linsey Lanier The other week, hubby and I watched a biography on Georgia Public television of Margaret Mitchell (author of Gone With the Wind, as everyone knows). Margaret Mitchell led an interesting life and was just as feisty as the famous heroine she created. After attending Smith College, instead of becoming a carefree Southern Belle, a lady of leisure, as everyone expected her to do, she went to work as a newspaper reporter for the Atlanta Journal (the paper which later merged with the Atlanta Constitution to become the Atlanta Journal-Constitution). Her mother was a suffragette and she wrote [...]

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May 31

Linsey’s Thoughts on Self Publishing

by Linsey Lanier About a month ago, J. A. Konrath wrote a post on his blog entitled “Are You Dense?” In this post, in his shy, gentle manner, Joe tells it like it is in publishing today. He lists a set of arguments against self-publishing and shoots them down one by one. Here’s one of my favorites: With all the self-published crap out there, it will be impossible to find anything good. There are billions of websites on the internet, the majority of them crap. Yet somehow you managed to find my blog. Joe’s a witty guy. I was so [...]

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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.

YOU'RE INVITED to join in our 3rd Anniversary Celebration and see what's cooking during our blogging party Jan. 1 - Jan. 31. The Petit Fours and Hot Tamales are thankful for our loyal followers and wish to continue rewarding them and new readers with a month of prizes!

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Brenda Novak Auction

Petit Fours and Hot Tamales' Blog Bounty offerings did well during Brenda Novak's 2010 and 2011 Online Auctions to benefit Diabetes Research. Some lucky bidders won great prizes and we won an award in 2010 and 2011

Look for our Blog Bounty again in 2012 with many great items, critiques, baskets and tote bags full of goodies! Check out Brenda Novak's website and auction efforts today.

Guest Chefs

for previous Guest Chefs, visit our Guest Chefs page.

Jan 25 - Judy Hubbard
Jan 26 - Stephanie Bond
Feb 1 - Barbara White Daille
Feb 8 - Alicia McCalla
Feb 15 - Connie Cox
Feb 22 - Marilyn Baron
Feb 29 - Cynthia D'Alba
Mar 07 - Writing Contest - TBA
Mar 08 - Kristina McMorris
Mar 14 - Writing Contest
Mar 21 - Writing Contest
Mar 28 - Writing Contest
Apr 04 - Brenna Lauren
Apr 11 - Christie Craig
Apr 18 - Mary Marvella

Daily Specials

Wednesday - Guest Chefs (bloggers)

Saturday - Reviews - What we're reading, viewing, etc.
The books we review on this site, unless otherwise noted, are our own personal copies. The Petit Fours and Hot Tamales blog members do not accept payment in exchange for a review or mention.

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!

Sunday - Travel With Us - Get the scoop on far flung areas of the globe as well as our own USA.

Prize Winners Posted Here

Winners posted here after a Guest appearance or special event, when applicable.
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Congratulations and thanks for participating on Petit Fours and Hot Tamales!

Jan 30 - Julee won her choice of ebook or tree book of Leslie Tentler’s newest release, Edge of Midnight, donated by Pamela Mason.

Jan 29 - Judi Phillips' electronic version of Night of Turmoil goes to Mary Preston

Jan 27 - Susan Carlisle's basket of books written by Georgia authors including her Heart Surgeon, Hero...Husband? goes to Linda Henderson

Jan 25 - Winners of autographed copies of Judy L. Hubbard's These Arms of Mine are Christine Warner & Carol Burnside

Jan 24 - Laura Russell wins a $10.00 Starbucks gift card from Darcy

Jan 22 - Winner of a fancy Moroccan bookmark is Blythe Gifford

Jan 20 - Winner of an autographed copy of Allison Brennan’s Fatal Secrets, donated by Lindy is Mary Preston

Jan 19 - Dorree Anderson won a $10 GC to Starbucks from Maxine!

Jan 18 - Winner of an autographed copy of Tawny Weber's latest story, SEX, LIES AND MIDNIGHT is Chris S

Jan 17 - Elishera CN is Sandy's 1st winner: A gift card for Amazon OR Barnes & Noble for $5.oo PLUS a gift card for Starbucks for $5.00 PLUS a coupon for a download of one of her e-books (your choice which one)

Linda Hendersonis Sandy's 2nd winner: A gift card for Starbucks for $5.00 PLUS a coupon for a download of one of here-books (your choice which one).

Jan 16 - The winner of Sally's $10 Amazon credit goes to Jenn H

Jan 15 - The winner of the Moroccan bookmark is StacieD

Jan 13 - Sheila Anderson won an autographed copy of Suzanne Brockmann’s “Kiss and Tell” from Pam!

Jan 12 - Janel wins a signed copy of Debbie's first book, THE DOCTOR’S MISSION and a $10.00 Starbucks card.

Jan 11 - A print copy of Susan Carlisle's Heart Surgeon, Hero…Husband?goes to Michele Stefanides

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