Erin Krakow

Elizabeth is still dealing with Jack's departure to the Northern Territories when problems closer to home arrived, this time in the form of two new students. Chad and Earl are Ray Wyatt's nephews and are rude and condescending to Elizabeth. Eventually, they even vandalize the school. Meanwhile, Abigail is trying to keep her cafe up and running despite Wyatt stealing customers by opening up a commissary at the railroad and forces his men to eat there....

Deciding she needs more independence, Elizabeth moves out of her friend Abigail's home and into a new home of her own. While Jack is proud of Elizabeth's sense of independence, he is also conflicted as he had bought land in hopes of building a house for both of them. Abigail has concerns of her own, as problems arise with the orphan boy she took in. In addition, the entire town is shocked to learn that their new pastor has a criminal past.

Jack and Elizabeth make the exciting announcement that they are going to get married. However, Rosemary takes the news too well, trying to plan a wedding for Elizabeth that is far more extravagant than the one she and Jack really want. Jack and Elizabeth are just about to be done with the whole affair and run off and elope, until they realize that celebrating this occasion is important to the whole community of Hope Valley.

Elizabeth is determined to clear her name and get her job back. With the help of Abigail and the support of the children, the odds are looking good for Elizabeth to return as the schoolteacher. However, Jack receives some troubling news that forces him to make a very important decision with significant consequences to his relationship with Elizabeth.

Young and determined Elizabeth Thatcher arrives in Coal Valley and struggles to start a career as a teacher. She finds encouragement from Constable Jack Thornton and widow Abigail Stanton. However, just as things are looking up for Elizabeth the town is affected by devastating news that tests their perserverance and challenges their spirit.

Elizabeth returns from her honeymoon with Jack to find that the town is running out of money. She and Abigail, along with the rest of Hope Valley, work together to try to find the perfect investor for the failing town bank. During this, Elizabeth also teaches her students some very important lessons.

Elizabeth Thatcher is a strong-willed teacher who has foregone the life of the big city and found a job, a home (and a bit of unexpected romance with a handsome Mountie named Jack in the small frontier town of Hope Valley. But life on the frontier can hand you many tough turns, and so it is for Jack and Elizabeth as they face their very different upbringings, the pressures put upon them by family, rival suitors and even various criminal counterfeiters...

Elizabeth Thatcher is a young teacher accustomed to high society, so she experiences culture shock when she gets her first classroom assignment in Coal Valley. However, she finds her work fulfilling as she makes her home in Coal Valley. She even finds herself falling for the handsome Constable Jack Thornton. But when circumstances call back to her family's home in the city, she must decide if she wants to remain with them or return to Coal Valley....

Elizabeth receives the worst news imaginable when she learns that Jack has died in a landslide. Crushed, she struggles to get through each day. The town comes together to help her in her time of need as Rosemary manages the school and Abigail gathers the widows of the town to impart their wisdom to Elizabeth. Finally finding the strength to read Jack's good-bye letter, Elizabeth realizes that he will always be with her in spirit.

Young teacher Elizabeth Thatcher trades high society life for a classroom on the prairie, determined to prove she is brave enough to live on her own. She learns through her aunt's secret diary that she had been a pioneer woman herself, and uses it as a guide to embark on her own adventures.