R.J. Sloane

Frontier grit. Brothers-in-arms. A partnership worth the debt. Shane Harper didn't want a partner. He wanted a horse, a trail, and a job done clean. Then Kendall Bowden put a bullet between him and a dead man's aim, and Shane owed him his life. Across eleven gritty patrols spanning the territory, the two Rangers ride the thin line between local law and border lawlessness. From an armed standoff in Brewery Gulch to a high-timber homestead under siege, and a cross-border pursuit alongside a ruthless Rurale colonel, every mile tightens the bond between two men who'd take a bullet for each other without blinking.
Told by an aging Shane to grandchildren hungry for the stories he's never quite finished telling, The Ranger's Badge is inspired by the real history of the Arizona Rangers.