Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews, Author Interviews, and Commentary

On Friday, I posted a video of David Hasselhoff in a terribly cheesy music video. The video is quite entertaining from an “I can’t believe this is real” sort of way. Perhaps this video is so over the top that it is actually good. Perhaps this is the Shatner effect, where something uncool hits the lowest level of uncoolness and starts to circle around. It’s like the opposite of jumping the shark. Or perhaps it is where you can go after you’ve jumped the shark.

When I first saw this video, I was sure it was a spoof. I have since come to learn it is not only NOT a spoof but the Hass is hot in Germany. So hot that Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks hums Hasseloff’s music whilst at the foul line or in tense situations during games. It calms him down. But perhaps Hasselhoff is retro cool. Is he undergoing a Shatnerization because the video, his music, his body of work (minus Nightrider but possibly including Baywatch) is so bad, its good?

Which brings me to romance books and Monday’s Op Ed column. What books are so bad that they are good? I have a few that spring to mind. I hope you can think of some to share on Monday too. Have a great weekend!