Rose Hattbenarger is the resident blogger of bucolic Southern burg Bluebell, Alabama. She is fascinated with all things New York City and, as a result, becomes instantly fascinated with Dr. Zoe Hart, a Big Apple surgeon turned small-town general practitioner. She attends Cyrus Lavinius Jeremiah Jones High School and has a crush on older boy Frederick Dean. She is the niece of Emmeline Hattenbarger, secretary for the deceases Dr. Harley Wilkes and one of Zoe's first friendly acquaintances in town.