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The Bancroft Brothers

by Suzanne Enoch

The Bancroft Brothers series by Suzanne Enoch has 2 known books (2 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with By Love Undone (1998).

Books
2 known books (2 novels)
Published
2
First published
1998
Status
completed
Shelved under
Romance , Historical Fiction
Start here: By Love Undone (1998) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of By Love Undone
By Love Undone (1998)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. By Love Undone

    Novel
    Suzanne Enoch opened her early Regency duology The Bancroft Brothers with By Love Undone in 1998, pairing the first Bancroft brother with a woman who upends his carefully ordered life -- one of the marriage-of-convenience plots that would come to define much of Enoch's subsequent historical romance work.
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  2. Taming Rafe

    Novel
    Taming Rafe followed a year later in 1999, turning to the second Bancroft brother for a self-contained courtship that closes out Suzanne Enoch's early Regency duology, written before the longer family series she'd later become known for.
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Key facts about The Bancroft Brothers series

Our list has 2 books in The Bancroft Brothers series. Since all 2 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with By Love Undone, since it opens the publication order in 1998. Taming Rafe is book 2, from 1999.

The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 1998 and 1999. That is a run of 1 year.

Suzanne Enoch has 49 books on our list. Additionally, they write With This Ring, Lessons in Love and The Griffin Family, plus 7 more series. We shelve the books under historical romance.

About The Bancroft Brothers

The Bancroft Brothers is Suzanne Enoch's early Regency romance duology following two brothers of the Bancroft family as each navigates his own path to marriage. By Love Undone (1998) opens the series, and Taming Rafe (1999) follows the second brother a year later, each book pairing a Bancroft man with a woman who upends his carefully ordered life.

Written early in Enoch's career, before the longer, more tightly plotted family series she'd later become known for (Griffin Family, Notorious Gentlemen), the Bancroft Brothers books show her early command of the marriage-of-convenience and reformed-rake tropes that would define much of her subsequent historical romance work.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in The Bancroft Brothers series?

Two: By Love Undone (1998) and Taming Rafe (1999).

Do the Bancroft Brothers books share a plot?

No -- each follows a different Bancroft brother with his own self-contained romance, connected only through the shared family.

Is this one of Suzanne Enoch's earliest series?

Yes -- both books were published in the late 1990s, early in Enoch's career before her longer-running series like Griffin Family and Notorious Gentlemen.

Is The Bancroft Brothers connected to Enoch's other series?

No -- it's a standalone duology, unconnected to her later Regency series.

Is a third Bancroft Brothers book planned?

None has been announced as of August 2026.

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