Torn

by Robin Call

“One of the best fantasy books of 2025, no doubt. Epic, tragic, and incredibly powerful, Jonah and Calliope will be in my memory forever. The world-building? Just chef kisses. It also comes with maps, family trees, and a recipe. it is extremely addictive. I couldn’t put it down to sleep.”

Calliope, the reluctant heroine, wants to be like every other witch in her coven, but she’s the most powerful and feared for it. She wants nothing more than to run away where her power cannot hurt anyone, yet she’s bound to the Guild. Jonah, a farm boy from the Salem colony, is searching for his purpose, caught between the life he has set before him and where he truly belongs.

When Callie stumbles into the colony, he sees his destiny in her. He follows her into the forest, and their lives become entangled despite the looming Autumn Equinox Rites making their love forbidden.

The Curse of the Guild, Volume Torn is a slow burn set in colonial-era Massachusetts. Callie struggles with PTSD, but the sunshine to her grumpy, despite their different worlds, knows they are fated to be together—throughout the prophecies and curses.

Torn is book 1 of the Curse of the Guild trilogy. The Curse of the Guild, Volume Iris is available September 2026.

425 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 13, 2025

About the author

Robin Call is a caffeine addict. She spent her childhood and teen years dissociating from the trauma that’s guaranteed in every book (But this is Romance, so HEA’s are also guaranteed). She only sounds graceful in writing when she’s had time to write, rewrite, delete, rewrite (again), and edit. She may or may not make an ass of herself regularly. Robin is a stay at home parent so her husband could make the big bucks and pay the invoices for character art commissions and ISBNs. If she goes missing, check the pile of blankets on her bed.

Reviews

[candle_thrill · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best fantasy books of 2025, no doubts. Epic, tragic and incredibly powerful, Jonah and Calliope will be in my memory forever. The worldbuilding? Just chef kisses 🤌🏻, it also comes with maps, family trees and a recipe. Warning: it is extremely addictive, i literally couldn't put it down to sleep.

[Maryssa Sandoval · Rating 4 out of 5]

loved this one

The story follows a witch and a human man that feel incredibly drawn to each other, in a world where humans hate the witches. The characters had so much depth and I really felt myself relating to Callie a lot. The story is beautiful, but it’s not a happy ending. I’m so excited to read the second book!

[Starry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would first like to thank Robin Call for the arc copy of torn. I loved this book and devoured it in a day, it was super addictive. I especially loved the writing style. This is a fantastic fantasy book. If you like fantasy, I would highly recommend.

[Joci Burgener · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantasy is a new genre for me and this book continued to draw me in with each new chapter. It was hard to find stopping places when I needed to stop reading, I just kept wanting to know what happened next. I’m anxious for the next volume to see how the storylines evolve.