Juliette bravely faces her new reality and the CMA award nominations are announced, pitting Rayna against Luke.
Alabama native and former quarterback Tribble Reese meets 22 eligible women who have come to Alabama to win his heart. Half of them are country girls, half are city girls, and all are set to fight for his love.
In the midst of a driving tropical storm, the remaining 20 women visit an alligator farm for the first group date. Tribble chooses one city girl and one country girl for the first of the private dates.
Tribble and the remaining women go from working the ranch on a scorching hot day to cooling off by the river. Romance heats up by the campfire as well as on dates in a honky-tonk bar and a bi-plane ride.
A group outing to the Deep South Speedway turns into a disaster as tempers flare. Romance heats up in a Biloxi casino and on Bourbon Street during two private dates.
