Nice guys always finish last in love … or do they? Tune in for the season premiere of "The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love" to find out if Jake Pavelka, who didn't make Jillian Harris' final cut on last season's "The Bachelorette," will find love with one of the 25 gorgeous gals who have been cast for the new season.

"I'm looking for a heart of gold, someone who has some character, a good caring person," Jake says. "You could probably sum that up in four words: compassionate, yet romantic, passionate and maybe protective. I don't have a type. I have dated a little bit of everybody: the blonde blue-eyed, the brunette green-eyed, and redheads. There is not any type I gravitate towards. It is all about character to me."

According to executive producer Martin Hilton, this season has some of the best casting yet. Why? Because when several of the ladies learned that "The Bachelor" was Jake, they decided to audition for the series because they were attracted to him from what they had seen last season.

Let's hope it is reciprocal, because Jake claims his biggest problem is that he is picky, which weeds out a lot of women right off the bat.

That said, he is hopeful about the new season, saying, "My goal is to fall in love, wind up with a fiancée and in a little bit of time, a wife. In six months, with everything I am, I believe I will be engaged."

The new season of "The Bachelor" premieres Monday, January 4 at 8 p.m. on ABC.