Dani Poissant is the daughter and former accomplice of the world's most famous art thief, as well as being an expert forger in her own right. The secret to their success? A little thing called magic, kept rigorously secret from the non-magical world. At seventeen, concerned about the corrupting influence of her mother's shadowy partner, Archer, Dani impulsively sold her mother out to the FBI-an act she has always regretted. Ten years later, Archer seeks her out, asking her to steal a particular painting for him, since her mother's still in jail. In return, he will reconcile her with her mother and reunite her with her mother's old gang-including her former best friend, Mia, and Elliott, the love of her life. The problem is, it's a nearly impossible job-even with the magical talents of the people she once considered family backing her up.