Opal Carew is the pseudonym of Elizabeth Batten-Carew, a Canadian erotic romance novelist. She also writes science fiction under the name, Amber Carew. Biography Carew was born as Elizabeth Batten in Toronto and was the youngest of five siblings. 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. After she began writing, she found that it was important to her to create erotic books that portray sex in a positive light. She wants women to feel good about enjoying sexual feelings. Carew lives in Stittsville and has two children. Work 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 work, but also writes science fiction 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." Kirkus Reviews writes that "Carew is known for adding a compelling emotional dimension to erotica." 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. In Stepbrother, Mine (2015), the plot deals with taboos relating to incest, but mostly focuses on romance. Carew's 2017 book, A Fare to Remember is an erotic fantasy that includes graphic sex scenes. Publishers Weekly found A Fare to Remember to be "an easy miss." Selected bibliography Print Twin Fantasies, St. Martin's Press, 2007. Swing, St. Martin's Press, 2007. Blush, St. Martin's Press, 2008. Six, St. Martin's Press, 2009. Secret Ties, St. Martin's Press, 2009. Forbidden Heat, St. Martin's Press, 2010. Bliss, St. Martin's Press, 2010. Pleasure Bound, St. Martin's Press, 2010. Total Abandon, St. Martin's Press, 2011. Secret Weapon, St. Martin's Press, 2011. Insatiable, St. Martin's Press, 2012. Illicit, St. Martin's Press, 2013. His to Command, St. Martin's Press, 2013. His to Possess, St. Martin's Press, 2014. His to Claim, St. Martin's Press, 2014. Riding Steele, St. Martin's Press, 2015. (e-book serialization November–December 2014) Hard Ride, St. Martin's Griffin, 2015. Stepbrother, Mine, St. Martin's Griffin, 2015. My Best Friend's Stepfather, St. Martin's Press, 2016. (e-book serialization November 2015) Nailed,