A Special Offer for Penny Vincenzi Fans

The Best of Times Sweepstakes

From #1 Bestselling Author Penny Vincenzi
The Best of Times is “the perfect summer read.” (Parade)

Everything can change in the blink of an eye…. On an ordinary afternoon, a truck suddenly swerves across five lanes of traffic, creating a tangle of chaos and confusion. Filled with suspense, romance, and more twists than a country highway, The Best of Times proves once again why Penny Vincenzi is the queen of happy endings.

“Penny is the doyenne of the modern blockbuster.” —Glamour

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One Grand Prize Winner will receive a luxury gift basket of Britain’s finest foods and a selection of Penny Vincenzi’s bestselling titles: An Absolute Scandal, The Best of Times, and Sheer Abandon.

Ten Runners-Up will each receive copies of the books.

RULES for The Best of Times Sweepstakes

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The Best of Times Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Anchor Books (www.anchorbooks.com), a division of Random House, Inc., 1745 Broadway, New York, NY, 10019.

ELIGIBILITY

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. To become eligible to win in The Best of Times Sweepstakes, simply fill out the form on the Sweepstakes page at http://vintage-anchor.knopfdoubleday.com/a-special-offer-for-penny-vincenzi-fans. Multiple entries are automatically disqualified, and only the first submission will be considered.

The Sweepstakes is open to all legal residents of the United States, 18 years of age and older by August 1, 2010, excluding employees and immediate family members of Random House, Inc. and/or BookPage, and its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, assigns, advertising, promotional and fulfillment agents, attorneys, and other representatives and the persons with whom each of the above are domiciled. Offer void outside the United States and wherever prohibited or restricted by law.

Each entrant in the Sweepstakes must be the rightful owner or have authorized use of the e-mail account indicated by the entrant’s e-mail address. In the event of a dispute concerning the identity of the winner submitting an entry, the winner will be deemed to be the person in whose name the e-mail account is opened. The e-mail account must be opened prior to 9:00 a.m. (EDT) on August 1, 2010.

ENTRY PERIOD

The Sweepstakes will commence on August 1, 2010 (9:00 a.m. EDT). The last entry will be accepted on August 31, 2010 (5:00 p.m. EDT).

SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION OF WINNERS

Winners will be selected by a random drawing from all the entries. Winners will be chosen after 5:00 p.m. EDT on August 31, 2010. All potential winners will be notified by e-mail. Potential winners may be required to sign and return to Random House, Inc. an affidavit of eligibility and release of liability (the “Affidavit”), and, if the Affidavit is not returned within 7 days of notification, the potential winner will be deemed to have forfeited the prize, and an alternate potential winner will be chosen.

By participating, entrants agree to release, discharge, and hold harmless Random House, Inc., its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates and assigns, and their respective advertising and promotion agencies from any and all liability or damages associated with acceptance, use or misuse of any prize received in the Sweepstakes.

PRIZES

One (1) winner will receive a gift basket containing British food specialties (valued at $120 US dollars, one (1) copy of An Absolute Scandal by Penny Vincenzi (valued at $15 US dollars), one (1) copy of The Best of Times by Penny Vincenzi (valued at $15 US dollars), and one (1) copy of Sheer Abandon by Penny Vincenzi (valued at $15 US dollars)

Ten (10) runners up will each receive one (1) copy of An Absolute Scandal by Penny Vincenzi (valued at $15 US dollars), one (1) copy of The Best of Times by Penny Vincenzi (valued at $15 US dollars), and one (1) copy of Sheer Abandon by Penny Vincenzi (valued at $15 US dollars).

Only one prize will be awarded per individual, family, or household. All prizes are non-transferable and cannot be sold or redeemed for cash. Any federal, state, or local taxes are the sole responsibility of the winner.

CONDITIONS

By participating, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the judge, which shall be final, and waive any right to claim ambiguity in the Sweepstakes and/or these Official Rules.

Acceptance of prizes constitutes permission to use the winner’s name, likeness, biography, and prize won for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation, except where prohibited or restricted by law.

The entrants release, discharge, and hold harmless Random House, Inc., its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries, and assigns, and their respective employees, attorneys, representatives and agents, including advertising, promotion and fulfillment agencies, from any and all liability or damages arising from the administration of the Sweepstakes and the use or misuse of any prize received in the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, the following: (i) late, lost, incomplete, delayed, misdirected or unintelligible entries, (ii) any printing, typographical, administrative or technological errors in any materials associated with the Sweepstakes, including, without limitation, entry materials and prize notifications, and (iii) any damage to the entrant’s computer and related equipment and software resulting from entrant’s downloading of information regarding the Sweepstakes or participation in the Sweepstakes. Entry materials and prize notifications that have been tampered with, altered, or do not comply with these Official Rules are void.

Random House, Inc. may only use the personally identifiable information obtained from the entrants in accordance with these Rules and its privacy policy.

Random House, Inc. reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, cancel or suspend this Sweepstakes should a virus, bug, computer problem or other causes beyond its control corrupt the administration, security or proper operation of the Sweepstakes. Random House, Inc. may prohibit you from participating in the Sweepstakes or winning a prize if, in its sole discretion, it determines that you are attempting to undermine the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes by cheating, hacking or employing other unfair practices or by abusing other entrants or the representatives of Random House, Inc.

ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE THE WEB SITE OR UNDERMINE THE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE IN VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS, AND, IN SUCH EVENT RANDOM HOUSE, INC. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PURSUE THEIR REMEDIES AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEY’S FEES) TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

Any dispute arising from the Sweepstakes will be determined according to the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of laws principles, and the entrants consent to the personal jurisdiction of the State and Federal Courts located in the State and County of New York over them and agree that such courts have exclusive jurisdiction over all such disputes.

THE ODDS OF WINNING DEPEND UPON THE NUMBER OF ENTRIES.