Elizabeth and Nathan’s Engagement Teased in When Calls the Coronary heart

Will there be trigger for celebration in Hope Valley someday quickly?

It positive appears that manner primarily based on the newest trailer and teasers for the upcoming season of Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Coronary heart season 13. Followers of the hit drama sequence have been monitoring the romance between Elizabeth Thornton (Erin Krakow) and Nathan Grant (Kevin McGarry) for a number of seasons now, and the newest clips trace on the pair presumably taking some huge steps within the close to future.

“Sunday, January 4, your favourite group returns with open arms and open hearts,” a voiceover says within the quick trailer launched on Friday, Dec. 5, “and the second you have been ready for.”

Because the announcer says, “the second you have been ready for,” Elizabeth and Nathan seem like going for a romantic stroll with out their children, Little Jack (Hyland Goodrich), Elizabeth’s son along with her late first husband, and Nathan’s niece / adoptive daughter Allie (Jaeda Lily Miller).

Then, Nathan receives an enormous hug from Elizabeth’s late husband’s mom, Charlotte (Brooke Shields, who’s returning to the sequence for the primary time in 10 years), and she or he tells him, “Do not mess this up.”

However the hints do not cease there. Krakow and McGarry appeared in a pre-taped bit on Saturday, Dec. 6’s dwell particular, The Hallmark Christmas Expertise: A Hometown Vacation Christmas Particular, the place they appeared to be organizing items for his or her costars as Krakow stated season 13 was “our greatest season but,” with “so many surprises.”

On the finish, McGarry held up a small wrapped field and stated, “I’ve acquired to get this diamond to Jack,” earlier than dropping the field.

In a cute teaser on Nov. 8, McGarry reveals off the brand new mustache Nathan might be rocking at first of the brand new season and says, “This season, Nathan has an enormous query he mustache Elizabeth.”

Krakow pops into the body and says, “Or does Elizabeth have a query she mustache Nathan?” as she holds up a paper mustache on a stick.

This is what we do know: On the finish of season 12, Elizabeth, Nathan, Allie and Little Jack left Hope Valley and headed to Cape Fullerton to stick with Charlotte to be nearer to an insulin lab for Little Jack, who has diabetes.

McGarry additionally warned followers aboard the Hallmark Christmas Cruise final month that “there’s an occasion that occurs at first of season 13 that sort of shatters Hope Valley and the encompassing space and units off a journey for each character that’ll run the complete season.”

Nonetheless, romantic sparks appear to be flying in a number of instructions in that Dec. 5 trailer.

Along with Elizabeth and Nathan — who additionally shared a candy second on horseback — and several other already married pairs, the clip reveals Melissa Gilbert‘s return as Georgie McGill, the love curiosity for Decide Invoice Avery (Jack Wagner). They could simply say “good day” to at least one one other, but it surely’s charged.

“They’ve a backstory and a historical past, and I kissed her final [season],” Wagner stated in June. “In order that sprung an entire effectively of romance for my character.”

In the meantime, Lucas Bouchard (Chris McNally) and Edie Martell (Miranda MacDougall) are seen strolling collectively, and Allie and Mountie cadet Oliver Garrett (Jacob Shoemay) share a second.

“We have positive had adventures in these woods,” Allie says. With a gleam in his eye, Oliver responds, “Hopefully we’ll have some extra.”

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When Calls the Coronary heart season 13 premieres Sunday, Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Hallmark Channel and streams the subsequent day on Hallmark+.