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J B Bergstad lists salesman, trucker, firefighter, Guest Relations Department Supervisor for a major television network and thirty years of management and entrepreneurial experience in the field of transportation/logistics among his career pursuits.
Jim’s work has appeared in the Jimson Journal, Midwest Literary Magazine, The Quill, Indie Searchlight, Scissors and Spackle, Pedigru Review, The Monarch Review, Feathered Flounder and My Daily Story to name a few.
Books I and II of his Hyde's Corner Trilogy, No Man's Land and In The Name of Vengeance respectively are available for purchase with Book III - A Seamless Strategy slated for release late this year or early 2014.
Bergstad has published two short story collections. Screwing the Pooch, first published in 2009 to excellent reviews, took the Reader’s Favorite Gold Medal Award for Best Fiction of the year. The original edition was revised for re-release in 2013. He's since added a second collection of short stories, Doors to Perdition, which along with his novels, are now available at Smashwords, Apple's iTunes Book Store, Amazon, B & N and most major Digital Book retailers.
Reviewed by Samantha Rivera for Readers' Favorite
There’s not much that can ruin more lives and create more mayhem than hate and hate is exactly what’s brewing in Hyde’s Corner. Not only are the Hydes the owners of nearly everything in the little town but they’re also the arch enemies of the Burks. The two families clash throughout their time in Hyde’s Corner, leaving loved ones dead on both sides of the feud. There never are winners in a blood feud because even when dead, the enemy can haunt you in No Man’s Land.
Bergstad’s book is an amazingly detailed story of love and hate. The characters are a family looking to get their start in a completely different part of the country. They find exactly what they always wanted on a cattle ranch in Oklahoma Territory. The problems begin when the Hydes move in and the families don’t take kindly to each other. You’ll definitely find yourself drawn into the conflict between these two families because it seems so realistic. You can just see how pride and arrogance could lead these people to make decisions and choices that lead to even worse outcomes.
I loved how the characters of this book seemed so real. You actually come to really like them and want to know more about them. When bad things happen, you find yourself sad and wanting revenge right alongside. This was definitely a great start to this trilogy and I look forward to reading the rest as well. Bergstad wove an intriguing thriller that won’t leave your mind.
