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