Opal Carew

Carew was born in Toronto and was the youngest of five siblings.{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35921471/|title=Erotic Romance Unleased|last=Robb|first=Peter|date=6 July 2013|work=The Ottawa Citizen|access-date=13 September 2019|via=Newspapers.com}} She majored in math in college, 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.{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Louisa |title=Good women, bad boys, great sex |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/465716751/?terms=%22Elizabeth%2BBatten%22 |accessdate=15 September 2019 |work=The Ottawa Citizen's Weekly |date=6 July 1997 |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |pages=8–9}} After she began writing, she found that it was important to her to create erotic romance books that portray sex in a positive light. She wants women to feel good about enjoying sexual feelings.

Carew lives in Ontario, Canada and has two children.{{cite news |last1=Laucius |first1=Joanne |title=Some like it REALLY hot |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/468579687/?terms=%22Amber%2BCarew%22 |accessdate=15 September 2019 |work=The Ottawa Citizen |date=9 February 2013 |location=Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |page=J4}}

During the 1990s, Carew sold romantic short stories to magazines. Her first book was published in 2004, and her first large publishing deal was with St. Martin's Press in 2007. She mainly publishes erotic romance, but also writes erotica under the pseudonym Ruby Carew and sweet romance under the pseudonym Amber Carew. Carew writes around three books a year and enjoys writing about women who are "un-apologetically empowered by their sexuality."{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35921757/|title=Too Hot for Harlequin|last=Atkinson|first=Nathalie|date=13 February 2010|work=National Post|access-date=13 September 2019|via=Newspapers.com}} Kirkus Reviews writes that "Carew is known for adding a compelling emotional dimension to erotica."{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/opal-carew/illicit-carew/|title=Illicit|last=|first=|date=20 January 2013|website=Kirkus Reviews|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 September 2019}} They wrote that her 2013 novel, Illicit, was "Not for the faint of heart." 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780312674649|title=His to Possess|last=|first=|date=|website=Publishers Weekly|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 September 2019}} In Stepbrother, Mine (2015), the plot deals with taboos relating to incest, but mostly focuses on romance.{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250052858|title=Stepbrother, Mine|last=|first=|date=|website=Publishers Weekly|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 September 2019}} Carew's 2017 book, A Fare to Remember is an erotic fantasy that includes graphic sex scenes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/opal-carew/a-fare-to-remember/|title=A Fare to Remember|last=|first=|date=7 March 2017|website=Kirkus Reviews|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 September 2019}} Publishers Weekly found A Fare to Remember to be "an easy miss."{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781250116680|title=A Fare to Remember|last=|first=|date=|website=Publishers Weekly|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 September 2019}}

• 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}}

• 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}}

• 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}}

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• {{Official website | http://www.opalcarew.com/}}
• [http://us.macmillan.com/author/OpalCarew Macmillan Publishing: Brief biography.]

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