Uncommon Ground

SAVE THE LAKE! That was the battle cry of Sommers and his unusual group of friends as they struggled to preserve the natural beauty and retain the quiet comforts of life on Lake Victoria. But with time running out would they be able to overcome crooked cops greedy lawyers and violent gangsters? Dale Sommers came pre-programmed raised to be a defender. Lake Victoria was like no other place on earth; he believed it was his duty to protect her. The only place he'd ever called home Sommers promised to safeguard the lake at all costs. A solitary mountain of a man with a mysterious past it would take Dale's supreme strength to repel unscrupulous invaders and conquer his unforgiving inner demons Claimed in the late 1800s by homesteaders for less than the price of a caffe latte the coveted waterfront property accounted for three-quarters of Lake Victoria's pristine shoreline eight hundred acres passed down through four generations. With a current valuation of more than one hundred million dollars the stakes had become so high; no one close to Sommers appeared to be safe from injury or even death.A power-hungry U. S. Senator backed by a corrupt sheriff a team of shady lawyers and a Native American crime syndicate set her sights on snatching this crystal-clear sapphire in the rough and no price would be too high. But ultimately it would take a monumental team effort led by Sommers an elderly squatter named Grumpy and his loyal dog Phelps to save the day and save the lake.