On Saturday, best-selling author Jackie Collins passed away after losing a strenuous battle with breast cancer at the age of 77.

Collins is highly revered for a number of novels that shed light on the realities of Hollywood life, including "The World Is Full Of Married Men," "Hollywood Wives," and "Lady Boss." In a recent statement, Collins' family asked her readers to remember for her influence on women in fiction.

"It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of our beautiful, dynamic and one of a kind mother, Jackie Collins, who died of breast cancer today," Collins' family stated. "She lived a wonderfully full life and was adored by her family, friends and the millions of readers who she has been entertaining for over four decades. She was a true inspiration, a trail blazer for women in fiction and a creative force. She will live on through her characters but we already miss her beyond words."

Despite her content being considered potentially "raunchy" for some, Collins rose to popularity by being an author who "went there."

"As a writer, you can never think about who is going to read your books," she told the Associated Press in 2011. "Is it going to be my mom? My children? A lot of people say to me, 'Oh, I read your books under a cover with a flashlight when I was really young and I learned everything I know about sex from you.'"

Her first ever novel and best seller, "The World is Filled with Married Men," became banned in Australia for its graphic sexual content.

"Barbara Cartland said to me, 'Oh, Miss Collins, your books are filthy and disgusting and you are responsible for all the perverts in England,'" Collins told Porter Magazine in 2014. "I pause for a few moments and said, 'Thank you.' "

Much later in her career, Collins stayed relevant by being active with her fans on social media.

"I love tweeting. I have so much fun with my fans," she told the AP in 2011. "I've asked them for reviews. I answer people's questions. Sometimes I'll do a little survey and say, 'Who is hot this week?'"

Collins also shared an interesting point of view on marriage and relationships after the passing of her last fiance in 1998.

"When I was a kid growing up, I used to read my father's Playboy and I'd see these guys and they had fantastic apartments and cars," she said. "I have all of that now. Why would I want to hook myself up with one man when I've had two fantastic men in my life? One was my husband for over 20 years, and one was my fiance for six years."

"I did it my way, as Frank Sinatra would say. I've written five books since the diagnosis, I've lived my life, I've travelled all over the world, I have not turned down book tours and no one has ever known until now when I feel as though I should come out with it," Collins said in her last ever interview with People magazine on Sept. 14.