Pop The Question In The Fast Lane: Harlequin and Office Depot Announce 'Say Yes To...

Pop The Question In The Fast Lane: Harlequin and Office Depot Announce 'Say
Yes To A Winning Proposal' National Contest
Winner to have his or her marriage proposal featured on Carl Edwards's No. 99
Office Depot Ford Fusion at the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting this Valentine's Day,
love-struck people across the country have the answer to their quest to find
the perfect proposal platform to make their feelings known.
Harlequin, a leading publisher of women's fiction worldwide, and Office
Depot(R) (NYSE: ODP), the official office products partner of NASCAR, are
offering one lucky couple the ultimate NASCAR wedding proposal or the chance
to renew their vows with the "Say Yes To A Winning Proposal" national contest.
Individuals can submit their proposals online, and the winning wordsmith will
have his or her declaration of love featured on the back of Carl Edwards's No.
99 Office Depot Ford Fusion during the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star
Race and will win a VIP prize package worth more than $10,000.
"I'll definitely be driving to win at the All-Star race and hopefully
guarantee that the winning proposal gets a 'yes'!" Edwards said. "The 'Say Yes
To A Winning Proposal' contest is a very cool way for Office Depot and
Harlequin to partner with NASCAR on a really unique activity, and I think the
fans are going to have a lot of fun with it."
Fans wanting to sweep their new love off their feet or recommit to an old
love in front of millions of fans can log onto www.GetYourHeartRacing.com, a
Web site dedicated to the Harlequin NASCAR fan, to enter. Contestants must
tell Harlequin and Office Depot why they have a winning proposal in 50 words
or less.
"Harlequin and NASCAR are now entering their third year of partnership,
which has included the release of more than 20 NASCAR-themed romance novels as
part of the NASCAR Library Collection throughout 2006 and 2007," says Michelle
Renaud of Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. "The 'Say Yes To A Winning Proposal'
contest is another way to engage NASCAR fans in a new way as they experience
their favorite sport. What better way to make a Harlequin NASCAR fan fairy
tale come true than to have his or her proposal featured on the car of one of
NASCAR's biggest superstars."
In addition to having their proposal highlighted on the back of Carl
Edwards's No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion, the contest winner will also
receive a diamond ring, customized stationery provided by the Office Depot
Design, Print & Ship Depot(TM) and a trip for two to Sedona, Arizona.
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
www.eHarlequin.com. Harlequin has offices in 18 countries, including the
cities of Toronto, New York and London. For more information please visit
www.eHarlequin.com or press.eHarlequin.com.
About Office Depot
Office Depot(R) (NYSE: ODP) provides more office products and services to
more customers in more countries than any other company.
Incorporated in 1986 and headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, Office
Depot has annual sales of approximately $15.5 billion, and employs
approximately 52,000 associates around the world. Currently, the company sells
to customers directly or through affiliates in 43 countries.
Office Depot is a leader in every distribution channel-from retail stores
and contract delivery to catalogs and ecommerce. As of September 29, 2007,
Office Depot had 1,212 retail stores in North America and another 384 stores,
either company-owned, licensed or franchised, in other parts of the world.
Office Depot serves a wide range of customers through a dedicated sales force,
telephone account managers, direct mail offerings and multiple Web sites.
With $4.8 billion in online sales during the last twelve months, the company
is also one of the world's largest e-commerce retailers.
Office Depot's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Additional press
information can be found at http://mediarelations.officedepot.com.
About NASCAR Library Collection
A division of NASCAR's overall licensing operation in its Charlotte
office, NASCAR Publishing oversees more than 40 licensed publishing partners.
In 2004 NASCAR launched the NASCAR Library Collection, which provides a level
of authentication and quality to NASCAR-licensed books. Representing a range
of books as diverse and varied as the NASCAR fan base, the NASCAR Library
Collection captures the NASCAR lifestyle from all angles. The NASCAR Library
Collection includes books in a number of categories, including drivers and
personalities, cookbooks, history, children, fiction and romance, and
statistics, facts and reference. NASCAR Library Collection titles can be found
in an array of retail outlets, including mass market, bookstores, NASCAR.com
Superstore, specialty and more.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR),
celebrating 60 years in 2008, is the sanctioning body for one of North
America's premier sports. NASCAR is the No. 1 spectator sport-holding 17 of
the top 20 highest attended sporting events in the U.S., and is the No. 2
rated regular-season sport on television. NASCAR races are broadcast in more
than 150 countries and in more than 30 languages. NASCAR fans are the most
brand loyal in all of sports, and as a result more Fortune 500 companies
participate in NASCAR than in any other sport.
NASCAR consists of three national series (the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series,
NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series), four regional
series and one local grassroots series, as well as two international series.
NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races at 100 tracks in more than 30 U.S.
states, Canada and Mexico. Based in Daytona Beach (Fla.), NASCAR has offices
in New York, Los Angeles, Charlotte (N.C.), Concord (N.C.), Conover (N.C.),
Bentonville (Ark.), Mexico City and Toronto.
SOURCE Harlequin Enterprises Limited

Sara Kemp of Burson-Marsteller, +1-212-614-4196, Sara.Kemp@bm.com; or Michelle
Renaud of Harlequin Enterprises, Ltd., +1-416-448-7164,
Michelle_Renaud@harlequin.ca; or Mindy Kramer of Office Depot,
+1-561-438-4276, mindy.kramer@officedepot.com; or Tom Sullivan of NASCAR,
+1-704-348-9613, tsullivan@nascar.com