En el estreno de la temporada, después de un verano en Nueva York, Zoe está lista para mudarse permanentemente, pero primero debe regresar a BlueBell. Lemon tiene un plan para ayudar a Wade frente a Zoe.

Lavon and AnnaBeth invite Zoe and Joel (JOSH COOKE) over for a quiet dinner, but when Lemon invites herself and Alabama's most eligible bachelor (RYAN McPARTLIN), things go awry.

Lemon finds herself in hot water. George finds himself needing medical attention during a tutoring session with Lynly (ANTOINETTE ROBERTSON), forcing him to call Zoe for help.

Zoe es felizmente feliz cuando ve lo bien que Joel se está adaptando a BlueBell, hasta que se entera de que los habitantes del pueblo podrían tener una opinión diferente de él. Queriendo mejorar las cosas, Zoe se ofrece voluntaria junto a Joel para acompañar el Campamento de Aventuras Tween Go Girl, pero cuando Joel se niega a participar, ella se queda sola para cambiar la percepción del pueblo. Después de un comienzo difícil con Lynly, George se sorprende gratamente cuando descubre que trabajan bien juntos. Mientras tanto, Lavon está desesperado por ser parte del calendario Gazebos of Alabama, pero cuando un error crucial con las flores pone en peligro su plan, Lavon le suplica a Lemon que lo ayude a salvar el día.

Zoe and Joel are ready to find a more permanent place to live and find the perfect place is actually owned by a relative of Zoe's biological father's relatives. After tracking the relative down, however, Zoe is unsure whether she is ready to face her extended family. Due to the success Lemon and Wade have had with the Rammer Jammer, Lemon receives an offer that she may not be able to refuse. AnnaBeth seems eager for Lavon to go out of town, causing him to wonder what she is up to. Meanwhile, George and Lynly's connection continues to grow, but George is still reluctant to make a move.

Zoe beings to grow leery of how much time Joel and Wade hang out, especially when it begins to interfere with Joel's writing. Ready to blame it all on Wade, Zoe does her best to entice Joel back into writing. Lavon is using the excuse of coaching his track team to avoid talking to AnnaBeth. Meanwhile, Lemon encourages Brick to start dating again, and George and Lynly discuss whether they want to talk to Lavon about their feelings for each other.

La abuela de Joel visita para una fiesta anticipada de Hanukkah y le dice a Zoe que invite a sus parientes. Zoe logra que su tío asista. Brick descubre que no es el padre del hijo de Shelby. Wade tiene un dolor de muelas. Vivian y Zoe se hacen amigas.

When Zoe learns that Wade is interested in dating someone close to her, she tries everything she can do to put a stop to it. Lavon enlists George to help save BlueBell from merging with another town. To help keep the town in the dark about the planned merger, Zoe uses Joel and AnnaBeth to create a scandalous distraction to throw people off the trail. Meanwhile, Brick starts dating again, but finds himself in a tough predicament when someone from his past resurfaces.

When Brick is asked to help with the local cabaret, he nominates Zoe to save the day. Lavon feels defeated about the possible merger with Fillmore, so it is left up to AnnaBeth and Lemon to motivate him to put up one last fight. Lynly continues to become more jealous of George's close friendship with Tansy, and keeps a close on eye him. Meanwhile, Wade is excited about his new romance, but grows concerned when he notices that she is pulling away.

Lavon Hayes enlists the whole town of Bluebell to try convince the Lt. Governor that city should be named a historic town. Zoe and Joel are still house hunting, which brings them to meet Zoe's aunt, who does not like New Yorkers. Wade is ready to take his relationship with Vivian to the next level but must face the opposition of her son. Meanwhile, Lynly and George are having relationship issues. A secret about Shelby's pregnancy is revealed.