Judy Turner was born in Norwich, England in 1936. She wrote historical and romantic fiction under the pseudonyms Katie Flynn and Judith Saxton. She wrote more than 90 books during her lifetime including A Liverpool Lass, In Time for Christmas, Christmas at Tuppenny Corner, A Mother's Love, and A Christmas Gift. After being diagnosed with ME (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) in 1996, her daughter Holly began assisting her in her writing. She died on January 1, 2019 at the age of 82.