Episode 1

S9 E1: In the season premiere, the newest Bachelorette, 27-year-old Desiree - whom viewers will remember as the bridal stylist and girl next door who competed for Sean Lowe's affections last season on The Bachelor - meets 25 eager suitors, including a suave and debonair financial advisor with a dark secret in his past, a hard-charging federal prosecutor, a sexy former professional soccer player and single dad, a free-spirited drilling fluid engineer with a captivating sense of humor, a self-proclaimed Southern gentleman - also a single father - and a Cuban Casanova who is a gentle giant and might be too good to be true. Is Desiree's soul mate among them? Tensions are high as the season's first rose ceremony begins, but, by the end, Desiree will continue on her search for love with 19 men who hope to win her heart.