This season features 28-year-old Matt James, a real estate broker and charity founder from Raleigh, North Carolina.

[2] The season concluded on March 15, 2021, with James choosing to pursue a relationship with 24-year-old graphic designer Rachael Kirkconnell.

However, during the After the Final Rose special, it was revealed that James had broken up with Kirkconnell after her racially insensitive past came to light.

[9] In week 6, season 23 contestant Heather Martin asked to join the cast, but James declined prior to the rose ceremony.

Memorable entrances include Mari has thinking a smooth favor on Matt, Sydney thinks Matt on being hottest human has ever met, Anna presents a bachelor surviving kit, Khaylah drives a pick up truck all the way from North Carolina, Alicia shows her ballerina skills, Saneh is seen wearing a creep goat slippers, Alana presents a pasta to grab a tasty romance with Matt, Kaili wears her lingerie where she works as a hostess, MJ drives a pizza delivery truck, Katie presents a sex toy, Amber shows up riding a bicycle, Kimberly holds a fish to toss Matt and Victoria sends through on a carriage knowing that she acts as a "queen" even she got slipped.

Chris announces they would take part on a capture the flag challenge in a battle of two teams of nine with paint-soaked purses, bouquets and a wedding cake.

In the night portion, Sarah had quit her job as a journalist in a local TV station where she became a caretaker to her father, she ends up receiving the rose and she and Matt spent relaxing onto the hot tub.

Concluding from the previous episode, Sarah faded out her fainting depression and sat out on a couch and she rejoins the other ladies at the rose ceremony.

Rachael, Bri, Lauren, Kit, Serena C., Victoria, Khaylah, Anna, Kaili and Katie are taking part for a group date where they meet with Chris and Ashley Iaconetti Haibon to write an erotic novel.

Concluded from the previous episode, Jessenia, Chelsea, Mari, Magi, MJ, Pieper and Abigail were called for the group date and they decided straight for the after party instead.

Mari, Bri, Abigail, Brittany, Ryan, Catalina, Magi, Anna and Victoria are taking part for the group date to meet with Matt and former bachelor Ben Higgins on an obstacle course race entitled "Fall in Love Feast".

Where they have to paddle across the lake in a giant pumpkin, then wearing a squirrel costume digging across an acorn into a pile of leaves.

Michelle gets her one-on-one date where she and Matt have to take part zip line overlooking the Pennsylvanian landscape and they got a bunch of giant balloons containing clues on papers inside.

At the night portion, Michelle tells Matt on she got hard in the year because of her students and the surrounding George Floyd protests in her hometown, she does make on her support, and she receives the rose.

Concluding from the previous episode as it goes for the Week 4 cocktail party, Victoria could not stop within the new ladies as she didn't really like them.

Rachael gets the one-on-one date and arrives at small private hall in Nemacolin transformed into a fashion hub Pretty Woman shopping style.

Concluded from the previous episode, MJ and Jessenia left out from the continuation of Week 5 cocktail party, Matt soon arrives to talk with them.

After a horrible drama, Chris cancels the cocktail party as rose ceremony is about to begin, where Brittany, Magi and Ryan are sent home.

The Pink Petals won, while the Blue Bombshells lost and were ordered to go home but Chris showed up holding an envelope and invited them for the cocktail party.

Pieper, Michelle, Rachael, Bri, Kit and Abigail were named for the final group date of the season that it would head straight for a night of cocktail party.

Fifteen of thirty-four eliminated contestants were present sitting on the audience despite taking place at the near empty chairs.

Chelsea did not appreciate with the women during her time at the house until Mari agreed her statement about Sarah's sudden departure earlier in the season.

Pieper then admitted as she was in love with Matt but was afraid to tell the truth, stated her journey was not a right choice for her.

Michelle gets her first date and has to meet with Matt for a "Pennsylvania Dutch spa day" contains a bath filled with oatmeal milk, butter, bear made out of taxidermy and grain of oats.

Bri goes next for her date, where she sees Matt to spend their day at Pennsylvania woods to set up a tent for a camping adventure.

The final two ladies, Michelle and Rachael, have their opportunity to introduce them to Matt's family (his older brother John and his mother Patty) at Nemacolin.

Michelle is the first one in the hot seat explaining on her breakup with Matt, and Emmanuel asked her on Rachael's Antebellum South themed party when she shows the picture that she felt a little hard on the reaction.

Matt didn't say any regrets on days after the filming ended, showing a picture of him and Rachael in the pre-honeymoon period as they spent more time together.

Contestant Rachael Kirkconnell faced controversy in February 2021 after she was accused of liking racist social media posts and bullying a girl for dating African-American men in high school.

[66] Host Chris Harrison was criticized for his defense of Kirkconnell after he claimed that "50 million people [attended an Antebellum South ball] in 2018," and "the woke police is out there."