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Opal Carew is a Canadian erotic romance novelist. She also writes erotica under the name Ruby Carew and sweet romance under the name Amber Carew.

Biography edit

Carew was born in Toronto and was the youngest of five siblings.^[1] She majored in math in college,^[1] and then worked as a software developer, before resigning shortly after the birth of her second child in the early 1990s to focus on writing.^[2] After she began writing, she found that it was important to her to create erotic romance books that portray sex in a positive light.^[1] She wants women to feel good about enjoying sexual feelings.^[1]

Carew lives in Ontario, Canada and has two children.^[1]^[3]

Work edit

During the 1990s, Carew sold romantic short stories to magazines.^[2] Her first book was published in 2004,^[3] and her first large publishing deal was with St. Martin's Press in 2007.^[1] She mainly publishes erotic romance, but also writes erotica under the pseudonym Ruby Carew and sweet romance under the pseudonym Amber Carew.^[1] Carew writes around three books a year and enjoys writing about women who are "un-apologetically empowered by their sexuality."^[4] Kirkus Reviews writes that "Carew is known for adding a compelling emotional dimension to erotica."^[5] They wrote that her 2013 novel, Illicit, was "Not for the faint of heart."^[5] His to Possess (2014) is a story that not only focuses on an eventual threesome, but also has an interesting plot, according to Publishers Weekly.^[6] In Stepbrother, Mine (2015), the plot deals with taboos relating to incest, but mostly focuses on romance.^[7] Carew's 2017 book, A Fare to Remember is an erotic fantasy that includes graphic sex scenes.^[8] Publishers Weekly found A Fare to Remember to be "an easy miss."^[9]

Selected bibliography edit

Print edit

Twin Fantasies, St. Martin's Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0312367787
Swing, St. Martin's Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0312367800
Blush, St. Martin's Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0312367794
Six, St. Martin's Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0312384791
Secret Ties, St. Martin's Press, 2009. ISBN 978-0312384807
Forbidden Heat, St. Martin's Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0312580131
Bliss, St. Martin's Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0312580148
Pleasure Bound, St. Martin's Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0312580155
Total Abandon, St. Martin's Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0312674595
Secret Weapon, St. Martin's Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0312674601
Insatiable, St. Martin's Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0312674618
Illicit, St. Martin's Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0312674625
His to Command, St. Martin's Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1250033130
His to Possess, St. Martin's Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0312674649
His to Claim, St. Martin's Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1250052827
Riding Steele, St. Martin's Press, 2015. ISBN 978-1250052841 (e-book serialization November–December 2014)
Hard Ride, St. Martin's Griffin, 2015. ISBN 9781250052834
Stepbrother, Mine, St. Martin's Griffin, 2015. ISBN 9781466887503
My Best Friend's Stepfather, St. Martin's Press, 2016. ISBN 9781250052865 (e-book serialization November 2015)
Nailed, St. Martin's Press, 2016. ISBN 9781250052872
A Fare to Remember, St. Martin's Press, 2017, ISBN 9781250116680
Heat, St. Martin's Press, 2017, ISBN 9781250116789
X Marks the Spot, St. Martin's Press, 2018. ISBN 9781250116802
Stroke of Luck, St. Martin's Press, 2020. ISBN 9781250116826

E-book edit

The King and I, Samhain Publishing, 2005. ISBN 978-1609284251
Christmas Angel, Lachesis Publishing, 2009.
Crystal Genie, Red Sage Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-1603104784
The Commander's Woman, Samhain Publishing, 2011. ISBN 978-1609285098
The Male Stripper, Opal Carew, 2011. ISBN 978-0987854568
Three, Opal Carew, 2011. ISBN 978-0986965401
Slaves of Love, Opal Carew, 2011. ISBN 978-0986965470
The Stranger, Opal Carew, 2012. ISBN 978-0987854582
Debt of Honor, Opal Carew, 2012. ISBN 978-1927444023
Passion Play, Sahmain Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-1609289478
The Office Slave, Opal Carew, 2012. ISBN 978-1927444047
Three Men and a Bride, Opal Carew, 2013. ISBN 978-1927444085
Three Secrets, Opal Carew, 2014. ISBN 978-1-927444-10-8
Taken By Storm, Opal Carew, 2014. ISBN 978-1927444122
Hot Ride, Opal Carew, 2014. ISBN 978-1927444115
Meat, Swerve, 2016, ISBN 9781250118561
Big Package, Swerve, 2016, ISBN 9781250118554
Drilled, Swerve, 2017. ISBN 9781250135056

Writing as Amber Carew edit

Captive Lover, Opal Carew, 2011. ISBN 978-1927444009
Christmas Angel, Opal Carew, 2011. ISBN 978-0987854520
The Cinderella Obsession, Opal Carew, 2011. ISBN 978-0986966446
Magical Dawn, Opal Carew, 2011. ISBN 978-0987854506
Virgin Spy, Opal Carew, 2011. ISBN 978-0987854544
Virgin Wanted, Opal Carew, 2011. ISBN 978-0986966477
Virgin Wizard, Opal Carew, 2011. ISBN 978-0986966460

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Robb, Peter (6 July 2013). "Erotic Romance Unleased". The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 13 September 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b Taylor, Louisa (6 July 1997). "Good women, bad boys, great sex". The Ottawa Citizen's Weekly. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
^ ^a ^b Laucius, Joanne (9 February 2013). "Some like it REALLY hot". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. p. J4. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
^ Atkinson, Nathalie (13 February 2010). "Too Hot for Harlequin". National Post. Retrieved 13 September 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Illicit". Kirkus Reviews. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
^ "His to Possess". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
^ "Stepbrother, Mine". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
^ "A Fare to Remember". Kirkus Reviews. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
^ "A Fare to Remember". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 September 2019.