Twelve men. A virgin queen. One arranged marriage.Twelve diamonds.That’s the number of precious stones in my crown.And when I break one of Heath Bordeaux’s stringent rules, I lose one.Earning it back entails pain and degradation.No one can save me from his reign.Not even Liam Castle.Part 2 of the Zodiac Queen.
Taurus (The Zodiac Queen, #2)
By gemmajames
*KU Read
How did I miss this release? I fell in love with the first book Aries- The Zodiac Queen, and then somehow missed this one. Well, I rectified that fast. Taurus gives us Heath Bordeaux from The House of Taurus. Mr. Bordeaux, we have met in the first book, and we all know he is not a nice man at all. He is a sick and twisted man that makes you scared for Novalee.
We learn a little more in Taurus about the characters that play in the Zodiac Queen; we also find out why Mr. Bordeaux is such a jerk. Novalee is punished many times over, and you shouldn’t come into this book surprised by anything that happens. I am so happy that I found this one before the next one comes out!
I am loving meeting each new guy and seeing her reactions and feelings towards them! Keep them coming Gemma!
The House of Taurus is a whole new world.
This is book two in The Zodiac Queen series and you should read book one, Aries before reading this book.
After a fairly easy month with Liam in the Aries House, Novalee will have to adjust quickly to Heath and his rules in the House of Taurus. Heath is a very private and untrusting man, he will push Novalee to her limits with his rules and discipline. This a a wonderful read and a great second book for this series. I look forward to book three, Gemini.
Taurus (The Zodiac Queen Book 2)
By Gemma James
Heath Bordeaux of The House of Taurus .
Novelee Van Buren was a carefree little girl until the sudden death of her parents at the age of twelve with that tragedy her whole world turned up side down.
Now the Queen of her nation in name only because her Uncle Rowan has taken away her life. As her guardian he holds all the power. He arranged to have her auctioned off after she spends a year with the Zodiac Brotherhood when she turns eighteen. Each month during that year she has to spend a month in each brothers house until all twelve have had their(way) time with her. Her first month was with Liam Castle The Chancellor he’s of The House of Aries. There are no rules except she must still remain a virgin after all twelve brothers finish their time with her.
Novelee is forced into a life without knowing what’s about to happen to her and no way to stop it from happening. She is innocent naive virgin who at times shows her feisty rebellious and mouthy side that has now has gotten her in trouble. Her time is up with Liam and she begs him to keep her but he tell her rules are rules and she must go to
Heath Bordeaux of The House of Taurus . Immediately he shows his dominance by sending her ladies away and then proceeds to take her to the dungeon to teach her his rules where Master Pax awaits. Heath is cruel, coldhearted, strict and enjoys humiliating her every chance he gets especially when she stumbles onto his secret. Liam and Sebastian play a role as well in this storyline but you have to read it to see how. This is another quick read that will reveal new secrets into this twisted game.
Novelee is headed to Landon Astor of The House of Gemini
I just wished it was a bit longer but I’m excited to see what happens next.
Four dark
Taurus is book two in Gemma James’ latest series The Zodiac Queen which is a twelve part collection.
This series follows Novalee Van Buren a twelve year old Queen who has been contracted out by her Uncle to the Zodiac Brotherhood. When she turns eighteen she is to spend 12 months, a month each with each brother before being auctioned to be married to one. But the one catch is she must remain innocent and untouched until her wedding night.
Novalee doesn’t want to leave her home and move to a foreign land with 12 men. 12 men with varying degrees of sexual desires who will use her as they see fit as long as they don’t take her virginity. She definitely doesn’t want to be humiliated and treated like crap by her uncle and especially by 12 strangers
Part two “Taurus” is Heath Bordeaux the second of the 12 Zodiac’s. Heath is brutal, sadistic and cruel, he is constantly degrading Novalee. I wanted to jump in the book at the dinner get together to smack Heath over the head for the way he treated Novalee and her ladies. Mr Bordeaux was definitely not a favourite of mine and I’m glad that he is done with and now 10 months are left.
Liam Castle (Aries) makes appearances in this book but I still don’t like him, don’t get me wrong he is so much better than Heath but I think Novalee and Sebastian is a better match. Especially after the studio scene, damn! *fan self. Sebastians smug and hotness just pours off the pages and I can’t wait to read his book as it’s going to be explosive.
I love the idea of the Zodiac and the men that represent each one. Of course I already have my favourite (Liam) but it is interesting to see what the other men are really like. My first impressions of Heath or Mr. Bordeaux was that he was an absolute douchebag. He is cold and cruel and definitely gets off on humiliating and degrading people. Poor Novalee has to bear the brunt of this. But the more I read, the more I realised that there was much more to him. He was also hiding his own secret. There were some definite hot moments in the tale and I enjoyed the interactions between Novalee and Liam. There still seems to be a bit of a love triangle happening so I am eager to see what will happen eventually at the auction. Gemma James leaves us with a bit of a twist at the end of the story and I wonder what it will mean for Novalee. I look forward to reading Gemini.
The second book in „Zodiac Queen” series written by Gemma James is a book, that I really don’t know I like it or not.
„Taurus” is… weird.
Mr. Bordeaux is like a ghost. When our virgin queen Novalee goes to his home to spend the next month with him, Bordeaux showes himself several times in this book and do nothing.
We don’t have a real hero in this book. Bordeaux is a hidden gay and Novalee in this month, which she spends with him has an occasion to see his orientation. Novalee in this book is so submissive. She does everything what Bordeaux wants, even something is just wrong.
Why Gemma James didn’t do her more asertive? I don’t know, but I really dislike Novalee behaviors in this book.
Heath Bordeaux and The House of Taurus isn’t my favourite. Of course, we have a lot of tension in this book and some scenes are so much intense, but in a whole plot this book is weak.
„Taurus” is a short book, so I really don’t know if I want to wait so long time to read the next book in series. One month of waiting to read 20k words is a really long time. And when book is bad this waiting is longer and tiring too.
I am curios about Sebastian book, because he is the first man I saw in this twelve „alphas” circle.
So, maybe I will wait for his book and read just this one?
But this is just my opinion about this book, you should read it by yourself and see which will be your opinion.
I almost forgot about the second book in the Zodiac Queen series released in December, until I went through my Kindle Unlimited books I needed to read. Thank goodness I checked. Now I have to wait until January for the third book to release, but I’m thankful I got to read Taurus.
Although the second book didn’t get a high rating like the first one, that is something to do with the sadistic controlling Heath Bordeaux. He’s the Master of House of Taurus, and he has secrets. Poor Novalee is put through a lot with Heath. He makes her get on her knees whenever he walks in the room, and she is not to make eye contact with him. If she fails any of the rules he gives her; she loses one of the twelve diamonds that are to be placed on the crown he made for her. She also will be punished, and she got a taste of the dungeon and punishment with Heath, and let’s say it wasn’t pleasant. Heath is nothing like Liam, who is the House of Aries.
Novalee learns quickly in the month she’s with Heath that he is not one of the nice ones, and she finds out the truth about him. I felt for her the whole time she was with Heath. She gets to meet his manservant that ends up becoming friendly to her, but Heath doesn’t let her forget her place in his House. It wasn’t very easy to read certain parts of this book compared to the first one. I was uncomfortable with Novalee. Poor girl! I was glad when it was finally over for her. Although, there was one particular scene in this book that was HOT and off the charts. It involved another one of the guys that I won’t mention because it will give it away.
Now it’s onto House of Gemini for Novalee, and let’s hope she doesn’t have to deal with the craziness she dealt with within the House of Taurus. I can’t wait to read it in January. I’m anxious to find out who Novalee ends up with, though, and hoping there is a happily ever after for her. I’m crossing my fingers.
If you enjoy Dark Romance that involves bondage and uncomfortable situations, then this series is something to check out. Be prepared though there is not a lot of romance in the second book. It’s more hatred than anything.
12 book journey
I wasn’t sure what this was going to be like as the author created this world, with an independent personality of hero and antiheroes per book with secrets and cliffhangers that have me needing more.
I am definitely on board to continue, as I wonder who will the winner be and as I stated before I wouldn’t personally label this a RH so far it may turn into a menage however even then there are doubts.
This is the second book in the series and it almost too short but explosive. Mr. Bordeaux is a person you will hate at the beginning but he does soften up at the end. Now we wait until book 3 to come out and see what happens next month to the Queen. Enjoy this fantastic book.
I can not get enough of Novalee’s journey on the Zodiac island and these men that she has to endure.
Heath Bordeaux, House of Taurus, is one sadistic-interesting man in my opinion. Definitely different than Liam, House of Ares book whom I loved, but still very addictive material to sink your teeth into. I am on the edge of the Zodiac cliffs waiting for Gemini to release in 2020!
Heath Bordeaux is Taurus. He’s a dominating and cruel man with a secret and it’s his month with Novalee. I loved it! And I can’t wait to read the next novella in series.
Novalee has moved to the second house, Taurus which means a month with another man. This man is Heath and he is not even close to Liam. Heath seems mean, distant and only wants to hurt her.
Can Novalee survive A month with Heath? Will she be able to follow his rules? Can she continue to spend time with the men on Zodiac island?
This series is all novellas but each story will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end and leave you wanting more. I can not wait for the next one.
Part 2 of The Zodiac series sees Queen Novalee in the less than comforting hands of Mr. Bordeaux, the Master of House Taurus. Heath Bordeaux is a man on a mission, one that Novalee is most definitely not privy to. She thought Liam was harsh and cold, but he is volcanic compared to the aloof iciness that pervades the man who has her for the next month.
Heath’s got an agenda and making Novalee feel safe and desired isn’t one of them. He’s all about control and obedience, something Novalee is sure to fight against. Can she survive the month with this depraved man or will he be the end of her?
This is the second book in The Zodiac Queen Series
This is the story of Novalee’s (The Queen) time of one month with Heath Bordeaux (Taurus). He is very strict and demands obedience to the fullest. He doesn’t treat Novalee well. She learns of a secret he is keeping and punishes her for it. She is not thrilled to be with someone new. This series is of a different kind from anything I have read. I think it’s an awesome series and can’t wait to see what happens each time she has someone new to obey. Each has their own method with her. It’s a book to hold your attention fully with everything that takes place. I can’t wait to read the next one, Gemini.