Richard Rawlings, an American businessman most known for his work on the Discovery Channel’s reality series Fast N’ Loud, may be recognizable to most of you. Karen K Grames, his ex-wife, is known to a smaller number of people. Her ex-husband is the proprietor of the Gas Monkey Garage and also runs the Gas Monkey Bar N’ Grill restaurant.

$15 million is the total fortune

Richard, Karen’s estranged spouse, has a massive net worth of $15 million as of 2021. In the same way, he gets a good living from his profession. According to E-celebrity spy, Richard’s annual compensation for one episode of Fast N’ Loud is roughly $50,000.

Karen’s estranged spouse, Richard Rawlings, lives in a luxurious house in Dallas, Texas. 
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Rawlings also owns a luxury home in Dallas, Texas, which he purchased for $1.89 million in 2015. His home is 4,234 square feet in size, with four bedrooms, three and a half baths, a family entertaining dining room, and a swimming pool.

Rawlings, Karen’s estranged husband, wrote several books

Richard Grames, Grames’ ex-husband, published his first book, Grievance Procedure and Administrative Justice, in 1987. He outlines socio-legal research on the Economic and Social Research Council in his book.

Cover: Richard Rawlings’ second book, Delineating Wales: Constitutional, Legal and Administrative Aspects of National Devolution. (Source: Amazon)

Delineating Wales: Constitutional, Legal, and Administrative Aspects of National Devolution, Rawlings’ second book, was published on November 26, 2003. The legal and constitutional issues of devolution in politics and society in Wales are discussed in this book. It’s priced at $20.88 in hardback, with eight new ($15.42) and eight used ($5.46) copies available.

Frame: Richard Rawlings’ third book is Process and Procedure in EU Administration. 
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In addition, the media celebrity co-wrote a book with Carol Harlow called Process and Procedure in EU Administration, in which he discussed the European Union’s administrative procedures. His book is currently $53.02, with six new ($54.95) and four used ($17.00) copies available. Similarly, it can be purchased for $45.54, saving $9.41 over Kindle.

Early years

Grames is an American citizen who was born in the United States of America. She is of white ethnicity and race, having been born to American parents. In the following parts, you can learn more about Grames’ personal life.

Richard Rawlings and Karen Rawlings’ Relationship

Karen K Grames and Richard Rawlings have had some of their happiest times. On November 18, 1993, the two took their first steps down the aisle. Only a few close friends and family members attended their wedding ceremony, thus it was kept private.

 Karen K Grames with her spouse, Richard Rawlings. (Source: Celeb Live Update)

The pair stayed married for nearly a year after their wedding, but their relationship eventually fell apart, leading to their divorce in 1994. On August 17, 1994, they formalized their divorce. Karen stayed single after the divorce, according to sources. Meanwhile, Rawlings married and dated some well-known people.

Rawlings’ Second Marriage with Suzanne, Grames’ Husband

Richard, Karen’s husband, married Suzanne Marie Mergele, aka Suzanne Rawlings, a software engineer, on August 7, 1999. Their wedding took place in Cabo, Mexico, where they invited their closest friends and family members.

For the next decade, the couple had a happy marriage. In 2009, they filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason. On August 14, 2009, the court confirmed their separation.

 Karen K Grames ex-husband, Richard Rawlings, and his second wife, Suzanne. 
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Five years after their breakup, the two reunited and married in January 2015. Unfortunately, they were unable to maintain their relationship this time and divorced in 2019.

Following their divorce, Richard began dating Katerina Deason, an Instagram celebrity with 38,400 followers. Initially, the two kept their connection hidden from the media, but they later revealed their affair. Not only that, but they also shared a photo of them filming an episode of Fast & Furious on June 29, 2019 in Deep Ellum, Dallas, Texas.

Photo: Karen K Grames’ former husband, Richard Rawlings, with his girlfriend, Katerina Deason, in Texas.(Source: Instagram @rrrawlings)

Rawlings surprised her with a 14kwhite diamond ring (purchased for $799 from Sue Gragg Jewelry) a few months after they started dating. On the 17th of August 2019, he proposed to her on the balcony of Hotel Be Tulum in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Katrina accepted his proposal and said yes.

Furthermore, Richard and his girlfriend, Deason, are preparing for their wedding ceremony and have begun sending out invites to their family and friends. Nonetheless, they are using Instagram to share stunning photos of their wedding preparations.

Karen K Grames’ ex-spouse, Richard Rawlings, proposed Katerina Deason on the top of Hotel Be Tulum.(Source: Instagram @rrrawlings)

On May 31, 2016, the reality star released his fourth book, Fast N’ Loud: Blood, Sweat, and Beers, which received a five-star rating from 220 readers. It’s now advertised for $14.39, with 45 used ($2.00) and 22 new ($4.95) options. However, you can get it for $12.01 if you use Kindle.

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