Before there was Kate Beaton, New York Times bestselling cartoonist of Hark! A Vagrant, there was Katie Beaton of the Cape Breton Beaton, specifically Mabou, a tight-knit seaside community where the lobster is as abundant as beaches, fiddles, and Gaelic folk songs. With the singular goal of paying off her student loans, Katie heads out west to take advantage of Alberta's oil rush—part of the long tradition of East Coasters who seek gainful employment...

Maya and her friends--all of whom have supernatural powers--have been kidnapped after fleeing from a forest fire they suspect was deliberately set, and after a terrifying helicopter crash they find themselves pursued by evildoers in the Vancouver Island wilderness.

"Just when Elizabeth thingks sha has Jack back for good, a beautiful woman arrives in Coal Valley threatening to ruin their budding love. Saddened by the turn of events, Elizabeth considers a job offer back east.

Trying to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance from their rural Canadian community, fourteen-year-old Jim gets help from the disturbed Ruth Rose, who suspects her stepfather, a local pastor.

Follows the continuing story of teacher Elizabeth Thatcher, widow Abigail Stanton, Constable Jack Thornton and the other residents of the 19th century Canadian coal mining company town of Coal Valley.

Elizabeth, Jack and the rest of their friends find new challenges in Hope Valley. While Elizabeth is guiding a young girl in her class to excel in the upcoming science fair, Jack finds himself reuniting a reluctant couple. Elizabeth's friend Rosemary must decide if she will stay in Hope Valley or leave to pursue her dream of stardom, while Abigail must face the estranged aunt of the children she has taken in.

Continues the adventures of young school teacher Elizabeth Thatcher and Mountie Jack Thornton, as they face new adventures and trials with the many citizens of Hope Valley, a town on the Canadian frontier.