The Man Who Rode Midnight — Elmer Kelton

Aging cowboy and bronco-buster Wes Hendricks just wants to be left alone on his poor ranch, even when town developers offer him big money to sell it. Wes''s grandson reluctantly tries to convince him to give up his home, but that was before he, too, succumbs to the ranch''s--and a young cowgirl''s--wild beauty.