Advice from IR Approved Author N. Viktoria: “I write the stories I want to tell, feature the characters I want to celebrate, and connect directly with readers who are hungry for diverse romance.”

Her Billionaire Bargain was published in 2025 as part of my Billionaire Obsessions series.

2. What’s the book’s first line?

“Trinity Parker stood in the bathroom of Reynolds International Holdings, fingertips pressed against cool marble as she stared at her reflection.”

3. What’s the book about? Give us the “pitch”.

Trinity Parker is a Harvard-educated lawyer drowning in medical debt from her mother’s cancer treatments. When she’s approached by Alexander Reynolds—a silver-haired, commanding billionaire who needs a wife to satisfy his father’s trust requirements—she faces an impossible choice: sell a year of her life in a contract marriage for five million dollars, or watch her mother die.

Trinity tells herself it’s purely transactional. Separate bedrooms. Professional distance. An expiration date. But the moment Alexander touches her, every carefully drawn boundary begins to blur. This infuriating man who was supposed to be just a business arrangement starts challenging her assumptions about wealth, power, and justice. And worse—she finds herself defending him, protecting him, craving the vulnerability she glimpses beneath his controlled exterior.

Alexander thought he needed a solution, not a complication. But Trinity’s sharp legal mind, unflinching principles, and the way she makes his heart race have shattered every calculation he’s made. What started as a contract has become something neither of them expected: essential. Dangerous. Real.

Her Billionaire Bargain is an enemies-to-lovers, age-gap romance that asks: What happens when a fake marriage becomes the most authentic thing in your life? It’s steamy, emotional, and doesn’t shy away from the complications of an interracial relationship in a world that still judges.

4. What inspired you to write the book? A particular person? An event?

I’ve been writing professionally as a freelance writer for years, but I decided to become a published author because of my personal experiences in interracial relationships. I wanted to see more romances that authentically portrayed the complexities, beauty, and challenges of cross-cultural love—particularly Black women with white men. These relationships exist everywhere, yet they’re still underrepresented in romance fiction.

I write BWWM interracial romance because I believe love transcends racial and cultural boundaries, and these stories deserve to be told with depth, passion, and honesty. Her Billionaire Bargain explores not just the romance between Trinity and Alexander, but also the real-world tensions that come with being an interracial couple—the stares, the assumptions, the navigation of different cultural backgrounds. I wanted to write the kind of love story I wished I’d seen more of in the world.

5. What’s the main reason someone should really read this book?

Because interracial love stories—especially Black women with white men—deserve to be told with passion, depth, and honesty. If you’ve ever been in or wanted to see a cross-cultural relationship portrayed authentically, with all the heat, the challenges, the beautiful complications, and the real chemistry, this book is for you. Trinity and Alexander’s story doesn’t shy away from the reality of being an interracial couple while delivering all the steam and emotional satisfaction you want from romance. You’ll see yourself, or someone you love, in these pages. That representation matters.

6. What’s the most distinctive thing about the main character? Who—real or fictional—would you say the character reminds you of?

Trinity’s most distinctive quality is her refusal to be diminished. She’s brilliant, strategic, and deeply principled, but she’s also willing to make hard choices that compromise her ideals when the stakes are her mother’s life. She reminds me of Annalise Keating from How to Get Away with Murder—that same sharp legal mind, that commitment to fighting for the underdog, and that difficult navigation of being a Black woman in spaces that weren’t designed for her success. But Trinity has a warmth and vulnerability that makes her incredibly relatable.

7. When did you first decide to become an author?

I’ve been writing professionally as a freelance writer for years, but the decision to become a published romance author came from wanting to see myself and my experiences reflected in the stories I love. I was tired of not seeing enough interracial romances, especially featuring Black women as the heroines of their own epic love stories. About five years ago, I decided to stop waiting for those stories and start writing them myself. Now I have published novels, all centered on BWWM romance, and I’m passionate about expanding representation in the romance genre.

8. What do you do for work when you’re not writing?

I work as a care coordinator/social worker for the NHS in the UK. It’s demanding work, but it gives me incredible insight into human behavior, resilience, and how people navigate difficult circumstances. That perspective definitely influences my characters—I write about people making impossible choices, fighting for what they love, and finding strength they didn’t know they had.

9. How much time do you generally spend on your writing?

Between my full-time NHS job and writing, I’m basically working two careers! I typically write in the evenings and on weekends, carving out whatever time I can. When I’m deep in a project, I might write for 2-3 hours after work or 6-8 hours on a weekend day. I’ve learned to be disciplined about protecting my writing time because if I don’t prioritize it, life will fill every available moment.

10. What’s the best and the hardest part of being an indie?

The best part is absolute creative freedom. I write the stories I want to tell, feature the characters I want to celebrate, and connect directly with readers who are hungry for diverse romance.

The hardest part? Everything else is on you—the editing, cover design, marketing, distribution, managing reviews. You’re not just a writer; you’re running a business. And when you’re balancing it with a demanding day job, it can be overwhelming. But the independence and the ability to represent underrepresented voices in romance makes it worth it.

11. Would you go traditional if a publisher came calling? If so, why?

Honestly? I’d be open to it, but I’d need to understand what I’d be gaining versus what I’d be giving up. Traditional publishing offers legitimacy, wider distribution, professional support, and potentially larger audiences. But I’d be concerned about losing creative control—particularly over the types of stories I tell. My BWWM interracial romances might not fit neatly into what traditional publishers think will sell, and I refuse to compromise on representation. If a publisher came calling with genuine enthusiasm for my work as it is, respect for my creative vision, and a commitment to marketing diverse romance, then yes, I’d consider it. But I wouldn’t trade my independence and authentic voice just for a traditional publishing label.

12. Is there something in particular that motivates you (fame? fortune?)

I write because these stories need to exist—interracial love stories that mainstream romance often overlooks. That’s what really drives me. Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t mind fame or fortune either! But at the end of the day, it’s the storytelling itself, the passion for representation, that keeps me going.

13. Which writer, living or dead, do you most admire?

Growing up, I loved Danielle Steel, Mario Puzo, and Mills & Boon romances. Danielle Steel showed me you could be prolific and build a career on consistent storytelling. Mario Puzo’s The Godfather and Fools Die made me fall in love with mafia novels—the way he created compelling, morally complex characters taught me so much about storytelling. And Mills & Boon romances gave me my foundation in the genre—those books taught me about pacing, emotional tension, and delivering satisfying love stories. All three influences shaped the author I am today: prolific like Steel, drawn to complex worlds like Puzo, and passionate about romance like Mills & Boon.

14. Which book do you wish you could have written?

None, actually. As an indie publisher, I have the freedom and ability to write exactly the books I want—and many are still in the pipeline! I don’t spend time wishing I’d written someone else’s story because I’m too busy writing my own. That’s the gift of independence: I’m not constrained by what publishers think will sell or what markets they want to target. Every book I haven’t written yet is a book I still CAN write, and that’s incredibly empowering.