Law in Charity — Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

The frontier town of Charity is growing larger -- and more lawless. Enter Jason Russell, a new kind of Sheriff.
Texas Territories, 1848. At the edge of the mountains, in what will someday become Colorado, the frontier community of Charity needs someone to bring law and order. When the Town Council hires a sheriff, they make a surprising choice.
Jason Nicholas Everard Russell is a horse lover, a world traveler, a former Bow Street Runner, and the illegitimate son of an English lord. He has learned the hard way about the horror and futility of violence. Though skilled with a gun, his preferred weapons are a baton and his wits.
When a gang of murderous outlaws terrorizes the town, Russell's peace-loving ways and his mission to protect the people of Charity are put to a severe test.