A prolific author, Way wrote more than 120 novels since 1970, many through Mills & Boon, a romance imprint of British publisher Harlequin UK Ltd., owned by Harlequin Enterprises.

[1] Before her marriage, she was a well-known pianist, teacher, vocal coach and accompanist.

She began writing when her son, Laurence Way, was born, a friend took a pile of Mills & Boon books to her, she read all and decided that she also could write these types of novels.

She began to write and promote her country with her stories set in Australia.

Beginning in 2013, Margaret began to self-publish, releasing her first "e-book" mid-July.