I love having mature women characters in my stories who are sexy and powerful. This tendency was influenced throughout my life by strong women, both in fiction and real life. I loved Patricia Neal in In Harm’s Way, co-starring with John Wayne. Her voice, her eyes, she was a powerful, sexy, mature woman. Amazing. What a woman. Kirk Douglas also co-starred in this one, another classic hottie. Here’s a YouTube clip of her and John Wayne in the movie- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRhBOMyBsNg