Judy Astley was born in Blackburn, Lancashire though has spent most of her life in Twickenham. Before becoming an author she spent some time as a freelance designer and dressmaker for Liberty. She is married to record producer Jon Astley and has two grown-up daughters..

Children's books

• When One Cat Woke Up: A Cat Counting Book (1990)

Novels

• Just for the Summer (1994)
• Pleasant Vices (1995)
• Seven for a Secret (1996)
• Muddy Waters (1997)
• Every Good Girl (1998)
• The Right Thing (1999)
• Excess Baggage (2000)
• No Place for a Man (2001)
• Unchained Melanie (2002)
• Away from It All (2003)
• Size Matters (2004)
• All Inclusive (2005)
• Blowing It (2006)
• Laying the Ghost (2007)
• Other People's Husbands (2008)