Nora, a lawyer, arrives in Brookfield with family ties. The town welcomes her and new Mountie Fletcher. Sam returns and meets Maggie's visiting parents.
Nora helps Charlotte find the missing foal and Maggie's parents offer her an early birthday present as she contemplates if Sam is more than a friend.
Mountie Fletcher helps Nora rescue a new girl for the orphanage. Hannah Lawrence arrives in Brookfield to sell her uncle's ranch as Sam tests out being a rancher.
Hannah auctions her uncle's ranch, and Maggie tries baking. Nora and Eleanor probe the new orphan's past with help from Mountie Fletcher.
Hannah struggles after taking over her uncle's ranch, clashing with Wyatt. Nora and Mountie Fletcher help Sam uncover the truth about his claim.
With Mountie Fletcher's help, ranchers try to catch rustlers terrorizing their land. Ronnie plans a party for Sam after word spreads of his gold find.