Riches to Ruinville

By: Katherine Hastings

Narrated by: Pamela Dillman

From USA Today Bestselling author Katherine Hastings, whose books have won the SOVAS Award for Best Humor and been final nominees multiple times for the Best Humor Book AUDIE Awards, comes a laugh-out-loud tale of riches to rags....

Two Manhattan socialites. One Louisiana shack. Zero survival skills. What could go wrong?

For decades, CeCe and Diane ruled New York's elite—frenemies locked in a glitzy battle for social supremacy. Then the FBI showed up. Their husbands vanished with millions in stolen money, leaving the queens of couture with nothing.

No assets. No homes. Not even a yacht to fight over.

Penniless, homeless, and humiliated, the longtime rivals have no choice but to take refuge in the only place they have left—a crumbling house in Ruinville, Louisiana, inherited from Diane’s long-lost aunt.

The bayou is a far cry from Fifth Avenue. The neighbors are eccentric, the humidity is murder on their hair, and the resident alligator has zero respect for personal space. With no Plan B, CeCe, Diane, and CeCe’s ever-loyal assistant, Julian, must rebuild from scratch.

That means jobs (ugh), Walmart (gasp), and worst of all—depending on each other.

But if they can survive the bayou—and each other—they just might discover a second act they never saw coming.

Perfect for book clubs and listeners who love humorous women’s fiction, unlikely friendships, and hilarious second chances, Riches to Ruinville is a feel-good novel that proves it’s never too late to start over.

©2025 Katherine Hastings (P)2025 Katherine Hastings

awesome character development.

the wonderful humor interspersed make me laugh out loud. narrator is sooo good! the story left me feeling good.

Fun Book

Enjoyed this fun age appropriate 😉 book. Hope this author has more! Liked the characters & narration.

Characters to love, a great story, and a wonderful narrator

This book kept showing up on my Facebook feed and I decided to give the audiobook a try. I am so glad I did. It is such a fun listen with characters that are hard not to like. I highly recommend reading or listening to this riches to rags to emotional riches book that will make you laugh out loud throughout.

Laugh out loud

This book was amazing ! Made me laugh out loud! ❤️ I did not want to stop listening , I had to find out was was happening next.

Riches To Ruinville

Great story that gave us lots of laughs and tears. It's a story thatis so believable.