A Passion for Passion

A Delirious Love Letter to Romance

Alice Fraser

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Miscellaneous
01 June 2025

A Passion for Passion is a love letter to romance fiction. It celebrates the joyful silliness of books that are written to follow the rules.

Alice Fraser has a special place in her heart for the sweeping silliness of romance novels. The journey to reach a believable Happily Ever After can go via an unbelievable rollercoaster of intensity, through wildly entertaining twists and unlikely turns. To celebrate the unparalleled joy this genre can bring to readers and defy its oft maligned status, Alice has created the author, D'Ancey LaGuarde, the ineffably mysterious, outrageously prolific, undisputed regent of the art of romance.

Collecting together excerpts, book cover designs, character sketches and synopses of 'D'Ancey's' most absurdly frivolous and outlandishly whimsical works: from A Knight of Passion to The Dragon Lord's Lady and Luring the Laird to A Cowboy Called Home, this is an exclusive glimpse into the tropes and dreams that rise like perfumed bubbles through the fecund swamp of the romantic mind, and a fulsome challenge to anyone denying the importance of joy purely for its own sake.

This book will be a constant source of solace and encouragement for romance fans worldwide, and the perfect companion to smuggle into your next ball...

By: Alice Fraser
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 135mm,
ISBN: 9781789652963
ISBN 10: 1789652960
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alice Fraser shuttles her family between London, smalltown Queensland and alternate dimensions in an attempt to get the best and worst of all worlds. She grew up halfway between suburban Sydney and her own imagination, raised as a Burmese Buddhist by an ex-Catholic and a Jew. She has been named one of the Telegraph's top fifty comedians of the twenty-first century and her stand-up comedy specials are on Amazon Prime, NextUp and the ABC. She has a number of bestselling audio documentaries on Audible and has produced two critically acclaimed babies.