Based on Janette Oke's bestselling Canadian West book series, 'When Calls the Heart' is the story of Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher accustomed to her high society life, who receives her first classroom post in a small prairie town in Canada lead by a strong coalminer widow, Abigail Stanton. Elizabeth must deal with her restless students as well as the new Constable in town, Jack Thornton. Set against the wild canvas of a 19th century coal town, Elizabeth will have to learn the ways of the frontier if she wishes to thrive in the rural west.