Lauren Bittner

Zoe finds herself in an awkward position with Wade and Vivian; things between Lavon and AnnaBeth start to affect the town; Lemon gets a less-than-perfect health inspection score and sets out to fix it; George agrees to go on a date.

Lemon and Zoe turn to each other for advice; Wade becomes suspicious when Vivian starts receiving messages from her ex-husband; Magnolia tries to get Brick out of the house so she can throw a party.

Zoe thinks she and Lavon have been cursed; Wade dispenses advice to Vivian's son; Lemon and George try to avoid each other.

Lemon receives an offer she may not be able to refuse. AnnaBeth seems eager for Lavon to go out of town, causing him to wonder why. Plus, is Zoe ready to face her extended family?

Brick turns to Zoe when he is asked to help with the local cabaret; Lemon and AnnaBeth try to motivate Lavon, who is feeling defeated about the potential merger; Wade is happy about his new romance.

Lavon enlists George to help save BlueBell from merging with another town. To help keep the planned merger quiet, Zoe uses Joel and AnnaBeth to create a distraction.