Wade compite en la Batalla de Bandas.

Zoe se siente estraña con Wade.

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.

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.

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 espera que Wade se de cuenta de sus gestos románticos.

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