PANTHER’S MAGPIE (Mountain River MC 1) by Cala Riley-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 23, 2025

She didn’t come looking for trouble, but it found her anyway.

Maggie never expected to end up on the steps of the Mountain River MC, begging for help. A spontaneous road trip with her best friend Aspen was supposed to be carefree—until it spiraled into danger with life-altering consequences.

Aspen’s in deep. And Maggie’s only hope is the one man who might have a reason to care—Aspen’s foster brother.

Calloway “Panther” Alstone didn’t ask to be president of Mountain River MC, but it’s the only family that’s ever truly been his. When a beautiful stranger arrives, claiming his sister’s in trouble, Panther’s instincts kick in. He’ll protect Aspen at all costs.

But Maggie isn’t just a messenger—she’s magnetic, fierce, and impossible to ignore. As the lines blur between duty and desire, Panther’s heart is suddenly on the line too.

Can he save his sister without losing the woman he’s falling for? Or will the chaos tear them all apart?

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REVIEW: PANTHER’S MAGPIE is the first instalment in Cala Riley’s contemporary, adult MOUNTAIN RIVER MC erotic, MC romance series. This is Mountain River MC president Calloway ‘Panther’ Alstone, and twenty-two year old, Maggie ‘Magpie’ Ellis’ story line.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Panther and Maggie) PANTHER’S MAGPIE follows in the wake of the abduction of Panther’s foster sister Aspen. Maggie Ellis and Aspen have been best friends for as long as they can remember but a trip to visit Aspen’s foster brother Calloway Alstone ends with Aspen as a hostage of the Ragged Anarchy MC, and Maggie desperate to find someone to help her out. Knowing only one person with the ability, Maggie goes in search of Calloway Alstone, the man with whom Maggie will fall in love but all does not go according to plan when Calloway takes an immediate dislike to our story line heroine, blaming Maggie for everything that went wrong. As the Mountain River MC begin their search for Panther’s foster sister Aspen, Maggie finds herself falling for a man who could break her heart.

The world building follows the hunt for Aspen as Panther slowly spirals in the wake of his missing foster sister. Maggie is desperate to find her friend, and with the little information she knows, the MC begin to hunt down the people responsible.

The relationship between Maggie and Panther begins acrimoniously; a brother’s best friend, of a sorts, a forced proximity as Maggie finds herself with a target on her back in more ways than one. As Maggie and Panther’s relationship slowly turns into something more, Maggie is all too aware that not everyone is happy with their growing love. The $ex scenes are provocative and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including the introduction of the members of the Mountain River MC. Maggie is quickly welcomed as one of their own but Panther’s past refuses to let go. The requisite evil has many faces. Aspen and Asher’s story line is next.

PANTHER’S MAGPIE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and retaliation, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic and edgy; the romance is seductive and ; the characters are desperate, dynamic and lively.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Cala Riley, better known as Cala and Riley, are a pair of friends with a deep seated love of books and writing. Both Cala and Riley are happily married and each have children, Cala with the four-legged kind while Riley has a mixture of both two-legged and four. While they live apart, that does not affect their connection. They are the true definition of family. What started as an idea that quickly turned into a full-length book and a bond that will never end.