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Opal Carew

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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

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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

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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

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Print

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  • 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

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Writing as Amber Carew

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Laucius, Joanne (9 February 2013). "Some like it REALLY hot". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. p. J4. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. ^ Atkinson, Nathalie (13 February 2010). "Too Hot for Harlequin". National Post. Retrieved 13 September 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b "Illicit". Kirkus Reviews. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  6. ^ "His to Possess". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Stepbrother, Mine". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  8. ^ "A Fare to Remember". Kirkus Reviews. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  9. ^ "A Fare to Remember". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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