Heartbroken over the tragic death of her fiancé, 17-year-old Zora Stewart leaves Baltimore for the frontier town of West Glory, Oklahoma where she discovers that she possesses the astonishing ability to sense water under the parched earth. But when her aunt hires her out as a “springsweet” to advise other settlers where to dig their wells, Zora finds herself longing for love the way the prairie thirsts for water.

Amelia van den Broek is haunted by disturbing, dreamlike visions she has only at sunset—visions that offer glimpses of the future. When one of her darkest visions comes to pass, those around her begin to wonder if she’s not just the seer of dark portents, but the cause.