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.

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.

Zoe and Joel finally buy a house, but realize that an huge amount of work and money is necessary to fix up the place. It's Health and Wellness Month in Bluebell and Zoe makes a bet with Brick that if she can get the townspeople to lose 500 pounds collectively he'll make her partner again. After a not so good review of his novel's draft, Joel follows Wade around for inspiration, but ends up in some trouble. A last-minute bachelorette party is source of serious thoughts for AB.

Zoe reluctantly agrees to allow Joel to throw her a birthday party at Lavon's to help cheer him up, but things go awry when her mom surprises her with a visit. Vivian wants to meet Wade's dad, but Wade is leery of how she might react. AnnaBeth gets an interesting request from the Belles that she was not expecting but, in light of recent developments it might be the perfect distraction for her. Meanwhile, George is determined to prove to Tansy that his nemesis Scooter McGreevy has not changed and is fooling everyone.

Zoe se encuentra en medio de la relación entre Wade y Vivian, lo que la pone en una posición incómoda. Las cosas entre Lavon y AnnaBeth están empeorando y comenzando a afectar al pueblo. Lemon está molesta cuando recibe una calificación de inspección de salud menos que perfecta y elabora un plan para cambiarla. Mientras tanto, George necesita una distracción y acepta a regañadientes salir en una cita con una profesora de la Escuela Bíblica.

Zoe intenta ser una amiga comprensiva para Wade, pero cuando hace un gran gesto, Wade se ve obligado a tomar una difícil decisión sobre su futuro con el Rammer Jammer y BlueBell. Lavon y George conocen a su héroe, Don Todd, quien les ayuda a ver las cosas en su vida de manera más clara. La abuela Bettie intenta convencer a Lemon de que debe tomar en serio su búsqueda de un esposo adecuado. Mientras tanto, AnnaBeth trata de imaginar su futuro con Davis.

Zoe espera que Wade se de cuenta de sus gestos románticos.

Zoe y Wade comienzan a hacer progresos en su relación.

En el final de la temporada, Zoe toma una decisión que le cambiará la vida.