Harlequin and NASCAR Announce Valentine's Day Sweepstakes with a Chance to Win a Dinner with Motor Sports Star Carl Edwards

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    NEW YORK, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Harlequin, a leading publisher of
 women's fiction and NASCAR are putting women in the driver's seat this
 Valentine's Day. As part of an innovative relationship forged to reach more
 female consumers, Harlequin will be sponsoring a Valentine's Day sweepstakes
 to win a dinner with NASCAR driver, Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Office
 Depot Ford for Roush Racing.
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     "Harlequin readers love romance and excitement and that is what Carl
 Edwards and this sweepstakes are all about," says Katherine Orr, vice
 president of Harlequin Enterprises, ltd. "What better way to wish our customer
 a Happy Valentine's Day than to merge two beloved American pastimes. As our
 relationship continues to grow, we hope to find more opportunities to get
 hearts racing."
     Female fans interested in the sweepstakes can enter by logging on to
 http://www.getyourheartracing.com, a website dedicated to a new series of
 NASCAR-themed books from Harlequin that marries the worlds of fiction and
 fervor. The first book in the series, In The Groove by Pamela Britton gives
 readers a front row seat into the NASCAR world. It hits bookstores nationwide
 this month just in time for the Daytona 500.
     Track-side NASCAR fans will also have the chance to meet Edwards as he
 commemorates Valentine's Day and kicks-off the sweepstakes at the Harlequin
 Fan Forum at the Daytona USA Attraction on February 14th just prior to the
 Daytona 500. Britton will also be present to sign copies of her new book.
     "I am so excited to be working with Harlequin to reach female NASCAR
 fans," says Edwards. Women are important to the sport because they bring so
 much energy and enthusiasm. These new NASCAR-themed books show that auto-
 racing is becoming a bigger part of pop culture and I could not be happier."
     The Grand Prize winner will receive a 5-night/6-day trip for two to
 Charlotte, North Carolina, dinner with Carl Edwards, two tickets to a behind
 the scenes experience at the NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, and $200
 spending money. A second and third prize winner will receive items from both
 Harlequin and Roush Racing, including a copy of In The Groove autographed by
 Carl Edwards and Pamela Britton.
 
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     About Harlequin
     Harlequin Enterprises Limited is the global leader in series romance and
 one of the world's leading publishers of women's fiction, with titles issued
 worldwide in 25 languages and sold in 94 international markets. The company
 produces over 115 titles monthly and publishes more than 1,300 authors from
 around the world. Harlequin Enterprises Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary
 of Torstar Corporation, a broadly based media company listed on the Toronto
 Stock Exchange (TS.nv.b). Harlequin's Web site is located at
 http://www.eHarlequin.com. Harlequin has offices in 18 countries including
 Toronto, New York and London. For more information please visit
 http://www.eHarlequin.com or http://press.eHarlequin.com.
 
     About NASCAR
     The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR), which
 began in 1948, is the sanctioning body for one of America's premier sports.
 NASCAR is the #1 spectator sport, holding 17 of the top 20 attended sporting
 events in the U.S., the #2 rated regular-season sport on television with
 broadcasts in over 150 countries and has 75 million fans who purchase over $2
 billion in annual licensed product sales. These fans are the most brand loyal
 in all of sports and as a result, more Fortune 500 companies participate in
 NASCAR than any other sport. NASCAR consists of three major national series
 (NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, NASCAR Busch Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck
 Series), as well as eight regional series and one local grassroots series.
 NASCAR sanctions 1,500 races at over 100 tracks in 38 states, Canada and
 Mexico. Based in Daytona Beach (Fla.), NASCAR has offices in Bentonville
 (Ark.), Charlotte (N.C.), Concord (N.C.), Conover (N.C.), Los Angeles, New
 York, Mexico City and Toronto.
 
 

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