March 2003: H.J. Ralles named Barnes & Noble "Author of the Month" for March for the entire Dallas/Fort Worth District.

February 1st 2003: Keeper of the Realm kick-off parties at two Barnes & Noble stores in Plano are a resounding success with over 200 attending each. Thank you to everyone who joined me for a fun-filled afternoon.

January 2003: Keeper of the Realm is released to rave reviews and brisk sales. The 3rd book in the Keeper series will be published in January 2004.

October 2002: Keeper of the Realm cover design is complete. Artist Dan Silverman designs a fabulous cover. The 2nd book in the Keeper series will be published on January 15^th2003.

September 20^th 2002: H.J. Ralles attends the SEBA convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and signs copies of Darok 9 for South Eastern Independent Booksellers.

August 2002: Keeper of the Kingdom listed as one of the best-selling young readers' novels in the Houston Chronicle. Sales figures were given by all of the Barnes & Noble stores in the Houston District

August 2002: A Los Angeles movie studio shows interest in the novels!

July 26^th 2002: Houston Tour. Succesful workshops and signings in Houston, Lake Jackson and Webster.

July 19^th 2002: H.J. Ralles attends Cluefest and is a participant on several panels of authors.

June 1^st 2002: Keeper of the Kingdom goes into a THIRD printing! Hang on to those first and second edition copies, folks! Thank you everyone who purchased a copy of my book and made this possible, and to all of you who have sent me such wonderful letters. This is very exciting for me.

May 2^nd 2002: Keeper of the Realm is edited and at Top Publications.

March 1^st 2002: H.J. Ralles named Barnes & Noble Author of the Month for the Fort Worth District, TX.

February 11^th 2002: Keeper of the Kingdom selected as "Staff Pick of the Month" by Barnes & Noble, Creekwalk, Plano.

February 1^st 2002: H.J. Ralles interviewed for Plano TV. The interview will be broadcast at 5:00pm every night from 2/4 - 2/8 on Channel A31.

January 20^th 2002: Over 100 people turn up forDarok 9 kickoff party at Barnes & Noble, 15th Street, Plano. Great time had by all.

January 19^th 2002: Article about Darok 9 release appears on front page of Plano Star Courier.

January 18^th 2002: Darok 9 purchased by two schools for the curriculum.

January 2^nd 2002: Darok 9 officially released.

January 1^st 2002: Darok 9 gets great review on myshelf.com. H.J. Ralles also interviewed.

December 27^th 2001: H.J. Ralles gets publicity in U.K. newspaper.

December 18^th 2001: Darok 9 returns from the printers and is on schedule for release in January.

November 5^th 2001: Darok 9 goes to the printers and is on schedule for publication in January.

October 18^th 2001: Keeper of the Kingdom goes into a second printing! Hang on to those first edition copies, folks! Thank you everyone who purchased a copy of my book and made this possible, and to all of you who have sent me such wonderful letters.

October 12^th 2001: Scholastic Book Fairs places an order for Keeper of the Kingdom.

September 8 2001: H.J. Ralles attends MISIBA Trade Show in Oklahoma City with other Top Publications authors.

September 7^th 2001: Fantastic cover design for Darok 9 completed by artist, Daniel Silverman.

September 2001: H.J. Ralles named Dallas District, Author of the Month by Barnes & Noble - Keeper of the Kingdom to be featured in every store in the district.

August 25^th 2001: Keeper of the Kingdom named Local #1 best selling fiction paperback by Dallas Morning News.

July 2001: Houston booksigning tour visiting Galveston, Webster and Conroe. H.J. Ralles takes part in discussions by panels of Authors at Cluefest Mystery Convention.

June 2001: Arkansas booksigning tour visiting Little Rock, Jacksonville and Benton.

May 2001: Trip to Tulsa, OK. H.J. Ralles appears as part of panel of mystery authors in Barnes & Noble, Fort Worth.

April 2001: Arizona booksigning tour visiting Phoenix and Tucson. H.J. Ralles appears as part of a Barnes & Noble panel of authors discussing the publishing of children's books.

March 2001: First out-of-state tour to Las Vegas, NV.

January 2001: Keeper of the Kingdom published.