Briar is a curse painter who can create death and destruction with the flick of a paintbrush, but she's tired of hurting people. She flees her family's deadly curse business, searching for a new way to use her art.
Her destructive powers catch the eye of a charismatic young thief called Archer, who hires her to help him save a kidnapped friend from a ruthless baron. Briar joins Archer's ragtag outlaw band, thinking it's her chance to make amends for her crimes. But the family business won't let her go so easily.
When her violent past endangers Archer's mission, Briar must confront the dark arts she left behind-and decide what she's willing to destroy in order to be good.