Susan Welfare (born 1963) is an English romantic fiction writer who also writes under the pseudonyms Kate Lawson and Gemma Fox.
She attended Downham Market Grammar School and has lived in Norfolk all her life.
In 1995, she had her first full-length novel published by Black Lace and won the Mail on Sunday opening of a novel competition.
In 2004, she began writing under the name Gemma Fox publishing Hot Pursuit, also through HarperCollins.
In 2007, she wrote the BBC Radio Norfolk drama Little Bexham under the name Sue Welfare.