Books with author Janet Quin-Harkin

SEARCHING FOR A WAY OUT . . . THEY HELPED ONE ANOTHER. Toya has always dreamed of a future with her boyfriend. Then he betrays her, leaving her with an empty apartment and a mountain of bills. Will Toya ever trust anyone else again? Sharon and her mother are the best of friends. When her mother dies, Sharon feels completely alone in the world. Can anyone understanding her pain? Dorothy dreams of being a dancer. But after high school her parents forbid her to dance. Desperate, Dorothy runs away to the city. Can she survive long enough to follow her dreams? Three girls come to The Apartment to escape from the past. Instead they find friends to help them face the future.

Report of our last meeting: Roni’s really done it this time! She’s agreed to pretend to be the girlfriend of . . . a nerd! She thought it would be easy. But then she met the nerd’s friend, and Roni fell in love for real. Now she’s got too many boys on her hands! The Boyfriend Club’s assignment: Find the nerd a real girlfriend so that Roni can be with the boy she really likes. You don’t need a boyfriend to join the Boyfriend Club! Join Ginger, Roni, Karen, and Justine as they discover the secrets of friendship and love in this funny, true-to-life series by bestselling author Janet Quin-Harkin.

Nothing seems to be going right for Debbie Lesley and her first ever job at the Heartbreak Café. She and Joe Garbarini — who runs the place — don't often have a civil word for each other, and to make matters worse, Joe's glamorous girlfriend Wendy takes over Debbie's daytime shift. Then the sparks really fly, and Debbie's desperate. She doesn't know where to turn. Her best friend Pam has taken up with a drag-racing rock singer, her boyfriend Grant is now an ex-boyfriend, and even her mother is going out on dates. What's happening to her life? Read about Debbie and Joe and the rest of the gang in this third book in the Heartbreak Café series by best-selling author Janet Quin-Harkin._____________________________________________Originally published in 1989.

Report of our last meeting: Roni’s turning fifteen, and she’s dreading it! Her parents are throwing a huge formal birthday bash, but Roni’s embarrassed by all the attention. She’s even telling the boys not to come to the party—now they think Roni doesn’t like them anyone. If Roni’s not careful, we’ll be the only friends she has left! The Boyfriend Club’s assignment: Help Roni learn to have a little fun before she ruins her party—and her relationships! You don’t need a boyfriend to join the Boyfriend Club! Join Ginger, Roni, Karen, and Justine as they discover the secrets of friendship and love in this funny, true-to-life series by bestselling author Janet Quin-Harkin.

Report of our last meeting: Believe it or not, Justine has a job—as a baby-sitter! The best part of the job is the baby’s next-door neighbor, J.P. He’s gorgeous, he’s funny, and he’s . . . in college! There’s only one problem: Justine told him she was a high school senior. J.P. thinks it’s true, and now Justine is in way over her head. The Boyfriend Club’s assignment: Stop Justine from pretending she’s something she’s not, before she gets in big trouble! You don’t need a boyfriend to join the Boyfriend Club! Join Ginger, Roni, Karen, and Justine as they discover the secrets of friendship and love in this funny, true-to-life series by bestselling author Janet Quin-Harkin.

Report of our last meeting: Our biggest challenge yet! Karen has been working on the advice column in the school paper, but she never expected anyone to take her seriously. She hadn’t reckoned on Adam, who needs advice on how to get noticed by the most popular girl on the magazine. A perfect job for the Boyfriend Club!But not so perfect for Karen who has developed a secret crush on Adam.You don’t need a boyfriend to join the Boyfriend Club! Join Ginger, Roni, Karen, and Justine as they discover the secrets of friendship and love in this funny, true-to-life series by bestselling author Janet Quin-Harkin.

Deborah Lesley and Joe Garbarini appear at last to have settled into a stable relationship, and with everything going smoothly at the Heartbreak Cafe, life seems pretty good. Then a big development corporation descends on Rockley Beach and the calm is shattered.Will Joe and his grandfather sell the Heartbreak. Debbie finds herself caught in the middle and once again her life is in turmoil...The rest of the gang are all here again with Debbie and Joe in this sixth book in the Heartbreak Cafe series by bestselling author Janet Quin-Harkin.________________________________________________Originally published in 1989.

It's a busy summer at the Heartbreak Cafe, but Deborah Leslie has got more than her job as a waitress to deal with. She still doesn't know where she stands with Joe Garbarini — they spend all their time hurling insults at each other across the kitchen — and even her father doesn't seem to need her any more. Then there's her friend Art, a typical Californian surfer, without a care in the world — until he falls for a beautiful Mexican girl he saved from drowning. Only Debbie knows the danger Art is in, but to help him she's going to need Joe's support. The rest of the gang are also here with Debbie and Joe in this fourth book in the Heartbreak Cafe series by best-selling author Janet Quin-Harkin.____________________________________________Originally published in 1989.

At last everything is going right for Deborah Lesley— her best friend is working with her at the Heartbreak Cafe, it's a beautiful summer, and now Joe Garbarini, the cool, macho manager, has finally decided that they make a great couple...But Debbie feels instinctively that trouble is on the way when a mysterious girl, dressed in black, appears in the cafe. Maybe she's being paranoid — Joe thinks she's over-reacting again — but Debbie is determined to stick to her principles.The rest of the gang are all here in this fifth book in the Heartbreak Cafe series by bestselling author Janet Quin-Harkin._______________________________________________________Originally published in 1989.

Jill's vacation gets off to a wild start when her best friend, Toni, thinks up a contest - who can be the first to date ten new boys! It seems like a great solution to a boring summer until the girls get into a big fight over one of the boys. Suddenly the friendly competition turns into all-out war. When Jill meets Date Number Three and she knows she's in love. And Craig likes her too - in fact, he wants her all to himself. But he doesn't know about the contest, and Jill's afraid to tell him. If she drops out of the contest, Jill won't be able to face her best friend. If she doesn't she'll lose the boy she loves.