After years of sexual entertainment and high flying, can their master let them go? With the increasing number of dead bodies, drugs and cults, will this love affair prove to be a way of life for many? The wives of the rich and famous have deep, dark roots too. As she is drawn into supremacy, the chains of material slavery keep following Treasure and her best friend Lintle Kente. A secret society like no other in the history of Africa comes alive once again. Treasure finds herself face-to-face with the Devil who controls ministers, doctors and policemen. The young model seems too naïve for Sandton and her bloodsucking master stops at nothing to prove his power. Can a student become the master? Tortured to the bone, Treasure Mohapi steps into a world that many haven’t seen in Sandton the new way of life filled with millionaires and quick cash scams doesn’t come cheap. The award-winning author, businesswoman, social activist, and philanthropist prides herself in being the narrator of African tales, ones that derive from the lives of the women and children she has had the honour of meeting.Īpart from being entertainment, her books have been a form of enlightenment, highlighting societal dilemmas in a manner that is both empowering and thought-provoking.The Bare series is one of the fastest selling series in South Africa. My inspiration was created from the real-life stories, the experiences of women in those shelters, and from my personal knowledge as well.” Phamotse explains. “With this book, I had to make sure I understood the story I was telling by spending time at various shelters, which included Bokamoso Youth Centre as well as the Leratong Hospital Shelter. What carries weight in Phamotse work is her research. Phamotse, who has written nine other books, creates work that draws you in because of how closely personal her work is, and with her background in criminology studies, her new work has an incredible take on crime factors in her storytelling. The acclaimed author has managed to once again leave you intrigued and anticipating more.

Phamotse has not failed to bring this outstanding feature in the fourth edition of the franchise. The three other additions of BARE books have shown us some truth about the society we live in. Like any Jackie Phamotse book, it forces you to turn from one page to the next and is nothing short of excellent, as each chapter unfolds you are introduced to a storytelling style like no other. Her fourth book, ‘BARE: Mercy’ introduces us to orphaned girls and the downfall of those powers. While you may be familiar with Phamotse’s, ‘The Blessers Game’ released in 2017, ‘The Cradle of the Hockey Club’ released in 2019, and ‘Ego’ released in 2020 you are yet to be amazed by the teratology addition.

Mercy by jackie phamotse