The Empty Egg

Up North

by Ofelia Gränd

Aiden has prepared a special kind of Easter egg for his boyfriend, Tristan. He wants to make their first Easter together special, memorable, but as the moment for handing over the egg draws nearer, Aiden's nerves get the better of him. What if he has it all wrong and Tristan wants nothing to do with silky satin hidden within the egg?

In this
Once in a Snowstorm (Nortown #1)
Once in a Forest (Nortown #2)
The Empty Egg (Nortown #2.5)

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Content this story includes scenes of explicit intimacy between consenting male adults

Genres: M M Romance, Romance, Contemporary, Holiday, LGBT, Fiction, Short Stories

20 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2016

About the author

Gay fiction and M/M Romance writer

Ofelia Gränd is Swedish, which often shines through in her stories. She likes to write about everyday people ending up in not-so-everyday situations, and hopefully also getting out of them. She writes contemporary, paranormal, romance, horror, Sci-Fi and whatever else catches her fancy.

Her books are written for readers who want to take a break from their everyday life for an hour or two.

When Ofelia manages to tear herself from the screen and sneak away from husband and children, she likes to take walks in the woods. She’s recently discovered the miracle of podcasts and spends her strolls listening to wise people talk.



If you want to know more, subscribe to Ofelia's email list at http://ofeliagrand.us9.list-manage.co...

Reviews

[~✡~Dαni(ela) ♥ ♂♂ love & semi-colons~✡~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweeter than pecan fudge (I'm looking at you, Aiden) and hotter than a July afternoon in Vegas!

I love these two: Tristan, all rough around the edges but clearly appreciative of the *ahem* lacey things in life, and Aiden, who wants things deliciously romantic for his lumberjack.

I don't know how I missed this story when it came out in March, but thanks to my girl Ele for bringing it to my attention.

I need to read more by this author. That was one of the sexiest manties scenes ever written!

[Ele · Rating 4 out of 5]

*4.5 stars*

Holy shit!

I had forgoten how good Ofelia Gränd is at manties! .

Hot damn!

[Elsa Bravante · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cortito, divertido y sexy.

[Al · Rating 5 out of 5]

A filthy little number :D Sweet and friction all in one Easter basket

[annob [on hiatus] · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice short story in an Easter holiday setting. Liked the characters and what little plot there was room for on 17 pages, beside kink and smexy. The latter didn't hold my attention as well as the first half of the story, but didn't take away too much from my overall enjoyment.

I learned there are more snippets like this one about the same two main characters. I would have liked the cover art to give a hint about the title being part of a series, so I could've planned to read the instalments in chronological order.

[Dante Love Fisher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ofelia Grand owes me $56.40 plus shipping.

[Heather K (dentist in my spare time) · Rating 4 out of 5]

*3.5 stars*

Hot little manties short.

[Debbie McGowan · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Editor's review)

This story is part of Ofelia Gränd's Lumberjacks And The Seven Deadly Sins series.

25% gluttony
75% lust


Men in stockings...



(a tenner says he still looks like that when he takes it off)

Oh, no, wait. Like this?



Oh, yes, now you're talking, Tris...


A fun (filthy) short read for Easter Sunday.

[Amy Spector · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aiden and Tristan are spending their first Easter together. And nothing says Easter like sunrise service lingerie.



See what I mean?!

[Wicked · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really like these characters and would love to read more snipets from their life together. Especially if it is as hot as this one was. Damn. A sweet surprise, another first holiday together, and manties. Perfect.

[Dee Aditya · Rating 4 out of 5]

That was... yum.

[Gabis Laberladen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Darum geht's:

Aiden möchte seinem Freund Tristan ein ganz besonderes Ostern bescheren, denn es ist ihr erstes Ostern als Paar. Doch je näher der Zeitpunkt kommt, an dem er Tristan zuhause erwartet, desto unsicherer wird Aiden. Ob sein Geschenk eine gute Idee war?

So fand ich's:

Aiden und Tristan aus "Once in a Snowstorm" leben seit ein paar Monaten als Paar zusammen, aber noch kennen sie nicht alle ihre Geheimnisse. Das macht es für Aiden ein bisschen spannend, ob seine Idee einer Osterüberraschung bei Tristan gut ankommt.

Diese 20 Seiten lange Kurzgeschichte ist fröhlich, unbeschwert und sehr sexy. Man kann sie auch gut für sich alleine lesen, aber wer "Once in a Snowstorm" schon kennt, wird sich auch sehr über ein Wiedersehen mit Aiden und Tristan freuen.

Und wer sich für den Newsletter der Autorin (auf ihrer Homepage) anmeldet, bekommt diese erotische Kurzgeschichte im Augenblick sogar umsonst.

[Ana · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a fun story to read, I really loved it.
Aiden wants to have a very special Eastern with his boyfriend, but not everything worked as planned.
Aidan was a great character, it was so easy to connect with his feelings. I found myself so anxious about his situation and I couldn’t help to smile when I realized about it. I really liked this character so much. Then comes Tristan to the scene and, again, more anxiety comes with him trying to figure out what’s going on.
It might be a simple plot, the length wouldn’t allow something more complicated, but it was so interesting, fun, and in the end, so sexy. It was an amazing story.

This was so good, I love an author who can create such strong emotions, and to do so in such a few words, it was great. I’m becoming a big fan of Ofelia Grand’s work.

[Marlobo ♥ epilogues · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lingerie hotness!!

[Sylvia · Rating 5 out of 5]

5☆

short &sexy story
♡ manties

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very nice footnote to Tristan and Aiden's story. Sexy as hell too. Scorching hot actually.

[cmbookdiva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Chocolates,Lingerie and beautiful men, in one book.What else do you need.

[Ofelia Gränd]

Aiden's bunny napkins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYkze...

[Tam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute little short about being nervous of your Easter gift when it's lacy undies.

[Blackmermaid · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

What a sexy, short read! Please continue this series! I love these lumberjacks :)

[K.C. Faelan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Empty Egg follows Aiden, the massage therapist and Tristan the lumberjack, characters from book one. It centers on a surprise present Aiden gives to Tristan for Easter. It’s a short story that goes well with book two because both books revolve around Easter and this book is woven into book two.



I have to mention that I didn’t read book one so I’m not that familiar with Aiden and Tristan as characters. Aiden’s present to dress up in lingerie and surprise Tristan, plus the sex scene that followed was very hot. But I do have one issue that wasn’t clear to me.

Aiden found the lingerie at the bottom of Tristan’s clothes drawer. They were too small for Tristan, but they weren’t Aiden’s. When Tristan saw Aiden wear them, he never indicated he’d bought them for Aiden. So if they weren’t for Aiden, were they for Tristan’s ex long time ago? But Tristan didn’t seem bothered at seeing the lingerie, like he didn’t remember buying them for his ex, or had any negative feelings about having bought them for his ex. So where did the lingerie come from if Tristan didn’t buy them for Aiden nor his ex? I’m very confused on this part so it feels like a big plot hole to me.

This story also had a lot of monologue. I felt since it was so short it probably could have used more dialogue to liven it up a bit, but that’s my preference. The sex was very hot, but the confusion on where the lingerie came from took away from the story for me. I didn’t enjoy this as much as book two. But it’s a very quick, easy read and gives insight into Aiden and Tristan’s relationship. I give The Empty Egg, 4 Stars

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG! That was so good... I loved Aiden in this story... even when he was chowing down on Tristan's fudge (maybe even especially then...). The whole thing was sweet and fun and freakin' HOT!

btw, I was so wrong at what I thought was in the egg, and I am so glad I was... Ofelia's way was sooo much better! =)
(of course, I didn't scroll down and read any reviews, and I think I enjoyed it more because of it).

[J.J. Carroll · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun follow-up, just nice for Easter (except it made me want fudge, dammit).

[Josy · Rating 3 out of 5]

~ 3.5 stars ~

[Jor Barrie · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW, that was hot... and had me in stitches!

I suppose one person's fetish...


;-)

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

💝Oh, fudge! Bet you can't try this just once!😉

A short, sweet and racy interlude that adds a new excitement to the still-young relationship between Aiden and his lumberjack Tristan, the lead couple in the first Nortown series story.

Starts with humor and ramps up to some serious steam as the former contents of the Easter Egg gift for Tristan are brought out and put to the test. Just long enough to get the full thrill😌.

[Susana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aiden wants to surprise Tristan, but his nerves and insecurities almost turn a lovely surprise into a disaster. Thanks god, Tristan does not give up on his sweet love easily...
A very charming little story, a follow up on Tristan and Aiden, which is as cute and sexy as the characters themselves

[Shelley Chastagner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aiden and Tristan have brought their relationship from Christmas to Easter. I loved the care Aiden took to make it special. The candy was thoughtful but the real gift was so much better. Tristan's reaction was every gift giver's dream.

[Mary Mary · Rating 1 out of 5]

this is just a porn and I wanted more

[Kassandra Knight · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Empty Egg

Short and sweet, smexy encounter between Aiden and Tristan with a silky surprise thrown in. Found this one for free so thank you kind author.