With a new afterword about Colton’s battle with Covid-19 and breakup, this
New York Times
bestseller from former football player and star of
The Bachelor
and
The Bachelorette
is “full of the kind of juicy details ‘The Bachelor’ franchise enthusiasts yearn for” (
HuffPost
).
Before Colton Underwood captured the hearts of millions on
, he was a goofy, socially awkward, overweight adolescent who succeeded on the football field while struggling with personal insecurities off it. An All American gridiron hero, he was also a complex, sometimes confused, soft-hearted romantic wondering how these contradictions fit together. Old-fashioned and out of step with the swipe right dating culture of today, he was saving the most intimate part of life for the love of his life. If only he could find her...
Now, in
The First Time
, Colton opens up about how he came to find himself and true love at the same time via the
Bachelor
franchise. Unencumbered by cameras and commercial breaks, he delivers a surprisingly raw, endearing, and seriously juicy account of his journey through
,
Bachelor in Paradise
, and
. He opens up about being dumped by Becca, his secret dalliance with Tia, what it was like to be the world’s most famous virgin, his behind-the-scenes conflicts with production, and how his on-camera responsibilities as the Bachelor nearly destroyed him after he knew he had already fallen in love with Cassie.
A memoir for Bachelor Nation and anyone who believes in the magic of love,
“is a thoughtful exploration into what it means to discover oneself” (
USA TODAY