Little Stocking Elf by Aria Grace

A sweet baker, a grumpy neighbor, and a dozen holiday stockings. Sometimes a little Christmas cheer can deliver the sweetest surprises.

Corey’s first Christmas in his new apartment isn’t going quite as planned. Between unpacked boxes and a mountain of cookie orders, the only spark of holiday cheer comes from spying on his mysterious neighbor as he leaves every morning with an ice chest and returns an hour later looking far too handsome for someone so grumpy.
When a shipping mix-up delivers a dozen empty stockings to Corey, he decides to spread a little cheer the old-fashioned way. Each day, he fills one with small gifts and leaves it by his neighbor’s door. But when the neighbor offers something surprisingly personal in return, Corey realizes the man next door might just have a secret as tightly held as his smile.

By the time Christmas arrives, Corey’s wish list has changed. What he wants most isn’t under the tree but living right next door.