Books like The Real Katie Lavender

Oh dear. this was poor.So many things didn't work for me in this story. The most irritating by far was the narration. There were pages upon pages of description and inner thoughts for every few lines of dialogue; so much, in fact, I found myself skipping over whole sections. The thing was, every character - from the older businessman to the younger artisan chap to the usual old person who speaks their mind - all seemed to speak with the inner voice of a middle aged woman. Then there was the 'romance'. The build up was barely one chapter and then instead of building up the tension between the characters, there was a 'can I kiss you?' (and if you have to ask, the answer should be no in my opinion) and they were all loved up (although both 'thinking' as a middle aged woman as above). I've read every Erica James and enjoyed them, so this was a real disappointment.