When Calls the Heart follows the journey of a young teacher who leaves behind a life of privilege to make a new home in Hope Valley, a small frontier town in Western Canada. Life there may be simpler, but it is rarely easy. As Elizabeth learns to navigate the challenges of the rural west, she discovers that courage, friendship and a close-knit community can turn even the hardest seasons into a place of belonging, love and hope.
In Season 12, love flourishes for schoolteacher Elizabeth Thornton and Mountie Nathan Grant as they embrace the joy of new romance. Reporter Rosemary Coulter and retired Mountie Bill Avery team up once again to investigate a train robbery, while Governor Lucas Bouchard and Mayor Lee Coulter quite literally find common ground. The community comes together to celebrate and support each other through a season of discovering passions, leaps of faith, and a whole lot of dancing.