Hi, there! My name is Cordelia Cline, but everyone (well, except my parents) calls me Coco. I’m 28 years old and live in my hometown of Central Shores, Delaware.

My perfect day would begin without an alarm, but since I run two businesses, I like to wake up around eight to tackle my seemingly never-ending to-do list. Luckily, I live in a serene seaside condo that overlooks the Delaware coastline, so I’m always greeted by a beautiful view each day.

The peacefulness of Central Shores really helps center my focus when it comes to tackling my hectic life. I’m the creator and content designer of Your Way Today, a popular lifestyle blog that I’ve been cultivating since I graduated from college. I have a pretty awesome fan base, who has been super supportive throughout my entire journey (I won’t get into the wild details, but interviews with Good Morning America and a Facebook buyout were involved).

Besides managing my blog and posting about fashion trends, entertainment news, book reviews, home décor, you name it. . .I also own a social media consulting business that is currently a one-woman show. As a *pinch me* celebrity blogger, I wanted to share my social media prowess with small businesses struggling to make a bigger footprint online. Thus, Center of Attention Consulting was born. My first CoA client owned a coffee shop on the Central Shores strip and needed help boosting foot traffic. Three years later, she now runs one of the regions’ most popular cafés and is one of my best friends.

Ha! I can’t go five minutes without mentioning either of my best friends, Charlotte and Jasper. While waiting for my Keurig to spit out my coffee in the mornings, I like to send a funny gif in our ongoing group chat. Charlotte, the sweetheart that she is, always sends something cute and encouraging in return. Jasper, who is the Editor-in-Chief of Delaware’s premier society magazine, Divulge, is often too busy to deal with us “little people” until he’s had at least two shots of espresso.

After checking in with my besties, I dive into the interwebs. First order of business is checking my social media accounts. I try to interact with my followers as much as possible. Without them, who knows where I’d be? I scroll through Instagram and Twitter, liking mentions of my handle or replying to comments with an appropriately curated emoji. I also keep an eye out for blog requests, as I want to make sure I’m providing useful content to my followers. From there, I’ll check the analytics of my blog to see the traffic I’m getting and make sure the webpage is operating accordingly. I post on Saturday mornings, as I find it the best time to catch people perusing the internet.

Once blogging business is done, I turn my attention to my CoA clients. Monday through Friday, I host training webinars and one-on-one consultation sessions, showing clients the ropes of online marketing and social media promotion. Depending on my client load, my days can be slammed with meetings, or blissfully empty, allowing me to draft my next Your Way Today blog post. I just love the freedom being my own boss allows me.

Most days, I’m able to wrap up work by midafternoon, giving me plenty of time to hang out with my amazing boyfriend, Hudson. We’ve been dating for four years now, and we took a big step by moving in together a little over a year ago. Hudson was recently promoted to evening news anchor at WMTG, the local news station, and has become quite the local celebrity himself. We’re definitely on our way to being a power couple. . .although we’re happiest hanging out on the couch or having dinner with our friends.

Despite being famous online, I like to think I lead a relatively low-key life. But there is nothing low-key about finding a dead body in the back of my clients’ store. Looks like murder is about to go viral. . .

Trending Topic #Murder is the first book in the NEW “Trending Topic” cozy murder mystery series, released September 8, 2020

Meet 28-year-old celebrity blogger Coco Cline, who has started her own social media consulting company in her hometown of Central Shores, Delaware. Her new clients, Peter and Olivia Chen, are ten days away from the grand opening of their specialty consignment shop when Coco finds their store clerk Stacy dead behind the register.

Worried that a cloud of suspicion will ruin their chances of a successful business launch, the Chens ask Coco to work alongside the inexperienced, small-town police force to speed up the investigation. Using her celebrity status and social media savviness, Coco realizes Stacy’s seemingly ordinary life was all an act. Following a trail of cryptic online posts and muddied gossip, Coco and her friends discover Stacy’s questionable relationships just might be the reason for her untimely demise.

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Meet the author
Sarah E. Burr lives near New York City but grew up in the small town of Appleton, Maine. Since she was seven, she’s wanted to be Nancy Drew. Unfortunately, she wasn’t stumbling across any mysteries in corporate America. So, three years ago, Sarah left her career in healthcare IT and started writing mysteries of her own. The Trending Topic Mysteries is her first cozy mystery series. She also writes the Court of Mystery series. When she’s not writing, Sarah is either reading up a storm, seeing Broadway musicals, video gaming, or enjoying walks around the city.

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