Highlight posts in homepage?

Hi there,
Do you know about a plugin that could highlight some of the posts from the homepage? It would be to add a small text or image within the chosen posts so they would stand out from the rest.

Here’s an example image: http://s23.postimg.org/qia1zikmz/spotlight_1.jpg
The ones with the “HOT” sign would be the “spotlighted” posts (something like that anyway :).

I’ve been searching without luck, so any clues would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!