Early Review: Eliza and the Duke

To celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, I indulged in reading the forthcoming novel by one of my favorite authors, Harper St. George. Following last year’s The Stranger I Wed, this June the Doves of New York series continues with the youngest Dove sister in Eliza and the Duke. Contrary to the title, the “duke” here is actually Simon, a bare-knuckles fighter who’s been trying to fight his way out of poverty. Eliza is an heiress… but only if she marries a man her calculating father approves of. An aristocrat, in other words. Someone so far removed from who Simon is.

Up until now, my favorite Harper St. George book has been The Devil and the Heiress, but Eliza and the Duke is giving it a run for its money! I absolutely fell in love with Eliza and Simon and was rooting for them despite the odds. I enjoyed getting to know Whitechapel and the more working class side of Victorian-era London. So many historical romances are about (literal) dukes and earls, and I loved that this one highlights characters without titles or money.

Eliza and the Duke is among Harper St. George’s best books and one romance readers are sure to adore. With a forbidden allure, danger, and a tender but steamy love story at its core, this is a beautiful and memorable romance. Like Simon himself, I’m betting on this book being a winner.

I can’t wait for Eliza and the Duke to come out! My full review will be published on June 24th, when the book will be available for all to read. Please check back for my post then!

(Also, Berkley, please please please let us have Jenny’s HEA! I *love* the setup here for what she and another certain character end up doing and I need to read their story! Historical romance is alive and well and deserves to continue being published.)

Special thanks to Harper St. George, Berkley, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of this book!

Official Summary

American heiress Eliza Dove was resigned to a polite marriage of convenience…until she spent one wicked night with the Duke.

All hopeless romantic Eliza Dove asked for was one night of adventure. One glorious evening of freedom to explore the dark corners of London with a mysterious stranger before a lifetime trapped in a quiet, respectable marriage of convenience. Except now she wants more. Now she wants him.  

Simon Cavell is no gentleman. Known only as ‘the Duke,’ Whitechapel’s prize boxer is one fight away from achieving his goal: to safeguard his late sister’s only treasure and leave the streets for good. He cannot allow some pretty young heiress to spill his secrets, no matter how tempting she might be. In return for her silence, Simon will give Eliza a taste of the darkness…and hope he doesn’t lose his heart in the process.

But one night together could never be enough. And now Eliza has a new plan—an even more scandalous bargain that will either land the heiress her duke or ruin them both.

Get the Book

You can pre-order Eliza and the Duke here – it will be available as paperback, ebook, and audiobook.

Eliza and the Duke by Harper St. George
Series	The Doves of New York (#2)
Audience	Adult
Genre	Historical Romance
Setting	England; Scotland
Number of Pages	336
Original Publication Date	June 24, 2025