- Title: Case for Love
- Author: Candi Tab
- Genre: LGBTQ+ Romance
- Form: Novel
- Series: WPU Romance Series
- Reading Age: Adult
- Release Date: April 1, 2025
One unforgettable night. One impossible situation.
Brooke, a driven single mother and lawyer, never expected to find passion in the arms of a stranger at a bar. But their connection is undeniable, and they surrender to an electric night of desire. Months later, her world is turned upside down when she walks into her new legal clinic and comes face-to-face with Emma, one of her law students, and the woman she shared that unforgettable night with.
Suddenly, their casual fling becomes a minefield of forbidden desires and ethical dilemmas. Bound by professional ethics and the fear of jeopardizing her career, Brooke and Emma must keep their distance. But the chemistry and attraction is undeniable, threatening to ignite with every stolen glance and whispered word.
As Brooke and Emma navigate the complexities of their situation, life throws Brooke a curveball when her ex re-enters the picture, stirring up old wounds. Can they overcome the obstacles that stand in their way and find a love that defies all odds? Or will their Case for Love be dismissed before it even has a chance?
Image Description: The cover of Case for Love. The sky is shades of blue and purple. The Washington D.C. skyline is in the background. In the foreground are two women that look to be interested in each other. The woman on the left has dark hair and an olive complexion. She is wearing a white button-down shirt and red pencil skirt. The woman on the right has pale skin and dark blond hair. She's wearing a black hoodie and blue leggings. She is holding books and wearing a backpack.
Credit: c/o Candi Tab
About the Author
Candi Tab is an attorney living with her family in the Washington, DC area suburbs.
She began writing during law school to fill the gaps between classes and study sessions. Inspired by her love of American daytime television, a passion she shared with her grandmothers, she gravitated towards writing romance and drama.
When she’s not chasing her kids around, she’s watching horrible reality television, women’s sports and trying to determine the perfect OJ to champagne ratio for mimosas.
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Dear Candi Tab,
I hope you're doing well.
My name is Frank, and I lead the Marketing Strategy team at Readers Route. I recently came across Case for Love while exploring contemporary romance that blends relationships, professional boundaries, and emotional conflict, and I wanted to reach out—not with a sales pitch, but simply to introduce myself and share what stood out to me about your work.
Some romances begin with attraction. The most memorable ones begin with a question that readers can quietly recognize in themselves. What happens when the person you cannot stop thinking about is also the person you absolutely cannot pursue? That is the question at the heart of Case for Love, and it is what immediately distinguishes the novel from many contemporary romance stories. Brooke and Emma's unexpected connection creates a premise that feels both emotionally compelling and inherently complicated.
That concept gives your story emotional weight beyond its romantic tension. Readers may initially arrive for the unexpected chemistry between Brooke and Emma, but they stay because their relationship forces them to confront professional ethics, vulnerability, past relationships, career consequences, and the difficult choices that come with wanting something that may seem impossible.
One of the aspects I particularly appreciated is the way the story combines romance with a professional environment that naturally raises the stakes. Brooke's life as a lawyer and single mother gives her responsibilities beyond the relationship itself, while Emma's position as a law student creates an additional layer of tension. The return of Brooke's ex further complicates an already delicate situation, creating opportunities for emotional growth, difficult choices, and meaningful character development.
Your book also reaches several distinct audiences simultaneously. Romance readers can connect with the chemistry and emotional tension between Brooke and Emma. LGBTQ+ readers can connect with the representation and relationship at the center of the story. Readers who enjoy workplace and forbidden-romance dynamics can connect with the professional complications, while audiences drawn to emotionally layered contemporary fiction can appreciate the questions surrounding love, responsibility, career, and personal choice. These audiences overlap, but they are not identical, and each discovers books differently.
Ironically, that broad appeal can create one of the greatest discoverability challenges for romance that crosses multiple themes. When a book speaks simultaneously to LGBTQ+ romance readers, contemporary romance audiences, readers interested in professional and forbidden relationships, and those drawn to character-driven emotional stories, online marketplaces do not always understand which audience should encounter it first. A book can possess a compelling story while remaining underexposed simply because its strongest qualities are not being presented through the most effective entry points. From an outside perspective, I believe Case for Love has significantly more long-term potential than its current visibility reflects.
At Readers Route, this is precisely the kind of opportunity we enjoy working with. Our work is not built around temporary promotional bursts or chasing short-lived attention. We help authors strengthen the long-term discoverability of their books by identifying the audiences most likely to value their work and developing strategies that allow those books to continue reaching readers long after release. We believe meaningful books deserve the opportunity to build lasting readership rather than experiencing only brief moments of visibility.
There is something else that has shaped the way I approach authors over the years. A book is rarely just another publication added to a marketplace. It represents years of imagination, writing, revision, and persistence. It becomes part of an author's creative legacy. Long after publication, it continues introducing new readers to an author's voice, opening doors to future works, and preserving stories that may continue shaping how readers understand love, relationships, and themselves. Some of the most memorable romances are remembered not because they created immediate attention, but because readers continued discovering and recommending them long after publication. Their stories became enduring contributions rather than temporary releases.
That is why I look at books like yours differently. I do not simply ask whether Case for Love can attract readers today. I ask whether it possesses the qualities necessary to continue attracting romance readers, LGBTQ+ audiences, and readers drawn to emotionally complex relationships years from now. In your case, I believe the answer is yes. The combination of an unexpected connection, professional boundaries, complicated emotions, family responsibilities .