Still recovering from the loss of Elizabeth the family begins to fall apart in some ways. Jimmy confesses about how much he did love Elizabeth, and while trying to hide from her own fears, Laura becomes addicted to laudanum. Emily tries her best to convince the Scottish relatives that she will give them everything she owns in exchange for New Moon, only to receive a reply saying the they are coming to P.E.I. to claim it.

Teddy falls down an embankment while playing hide and seek with Emily and Ilse. The girls try to reach him, but before they can Mad Man Morrison picks up Teddy and takes him to Dr Burnley. With this in mind, Teddy's possesive mother then plots to to convince Teddy that Emily and Mad Man Morrison are romantically involved.

When Aunt Laura's addiction to laudanum worses, Isabel takes the step of putting her in an asylum without asking anyone else. Meanwhile, New Moon is up for sale and Stuart is planning on buying it. Emily doesn't want Laura in the asylum and goes to get help via Jimmy, Dr Burnley and Uncle Malcolm.

Despite disappoval from Eve's father, Abner, Jimmy plans to give Eve everything that she wants. Emily causes more problems when she gets the idea Eve is a Saint and wants it is be official by getting people to sign a petition. Abner is determined to keep the two lovers apart and finds Jimmy and Eve when they secretly rendezvous. After a struggle Abner Kinch is dead. One question remains, who killed him: Eve or Jimmy? Jimmy risks everything for the woman he loves…

Isabel, knowing full well of Emily's plans, forbids her to enter into the ""Island Romance Contest"".

Having written the story of ""Isabella of the Highland"" Emily reluctantly puts it away only for Ilse to find and submit. When it wins first prize Isabel wants Emily to renounce the award and takes both her and Aunt Laura to Charlottetown to do it.

Ian Bowles makes a return to the series with a pregnant Margaux Lavoie. Laura must face the truth as the lies and deceit become too much

Ollie Murray who has been without his mother for a year is finally re-united with her. In the time which she has been gone much has changed in Blair Water, especially the death of Ollie's father, Oliver Murray Snr. who died in the Klondike. Maida sets out to prove her love for her son, but there is still the possibility that Maida is only after the gold which Oliver Snr. left his son.

Lightening is said to be able to change a person's life and so it does for Jimmy who does indeed have a change in life. After the bolt strikes him Jimmy is left in a coma, desparetly wanting Jimmy to be okay Emily wishes that he could be a ‘man of great wisdom'. When he awakens her wish has been granted, the damage which he sustained from the well accident seems to have vanished. Life changes dramatically for Jimmy as he achieves everything including world acclaim. But nothing can be compared to the joy of seeing Eve again.

Emily and Ilse write an article ""Kicking the cat"" for the newspaper. The problems begin once people start taking the advice of the column and misunderstandings in love begins. Then Mr Carpenter returns and falls in love with Isabel Murray.