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.

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Biography

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

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

Print

E-book

Writing as Amber Carew

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References

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  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 "Illicit". Kirkus Reviews. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "His to Possess". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Stepbrother, Mine". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. "A Fare to Remember". Kirkus Reviews. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "A Fare to Remember". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)