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.

Set during the Great Depression in Canada, and follows the continuing struggles of the Bailey family.

"Elizabeth and Jack's relationship blossoms into romance. Finally winning Elizabeth over, Jack is devastated to learn of his Constable reassignment. When Elizabeth's sister, Julie, arrives in Coal Valley with the new Constable, Jack reluctantly tells Elizabeth the news and must leave town."--Container.

Deciding she needs more independence, Elizabeth moves out of her friend Abigail₂s 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.

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.

Young teacher Elizabeth Thatcher takes a special interest in one of her students who has been selectively mute since her father passed away in a mine explosion.

Schoolteacher Elizabeth gets a fresh start with the handsome Mountie Jack after she reassures him that she declined the proposal from her childhood friend, and instead would like to try to make things work with Jack. Meanwhile, Elizabeth's close friend Abigail encounters a young orphan who has been stealing food. Abigail decides to show the boy kindness by taking care of him and his ill sister.

"When a group of miners comes to Coal Valley to reopen the mine, the town's women get caught up in the prospect of new single men"--Container.

In 1893, illustrator and naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton journeyed to New Mexico to kill a wolf that had been marauding human inhabitants. Later he would question the merits of this action and his account of the adventure would capture the American imagination, serving as a catalyst for the wildlife conservation movement in the U.S.

Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher who left her life of high society to teach out west in Coal Valley, has been home with her family in the city. Feeling that it₂s time to return to teaching in Coal Valley, Elizabeth goes back to the small mining town. However, life has unexpected challenges in store for the young teacher when she runs into an old flame in her new home.