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All Gifts Ain't Good
Paperback
Publisher: Alfresco Devon
Published: Feb 7 2026
Pages: 58
Weight: 0.17
Height: 0.14 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Success isn't always a blessing.
Some gifts come wrapped in strings.
Lisa has one goal: build her own empire.
In a city where influence is currency and visibility is survival, she joins an elite Allstar team determined to rise above her circumstances and become more than just another face in the crowd. She wants freedom. Power. Ownership of her name.
Then Marcus appears.
Charismatic. Connected. Generous.
Too generous.
He offers mentorship, opportunity, and access to rooms she's never been invited into. Her brand explodes overnight. Doors open. Money flows.
But every gift comes with a quiet cost.
Soon Lisa realizes her success isn't hers alone-it's being engineered. Controlled. Monetized.
And the man who helped build her dream might be the one trapping her inside it.
As ambition collides with manipulation, love blurs into control, and trust turns dangerous, Lisa must make an impossible choice:
Stay protected and owned...
or walk away and rebuild everything from scratch.
All Gifts Ain't Good is a raw, emotionally charged story about independence, hidden power dynamics, toxic mentorship, and the courage it takes to reclaim your life when someone else is pulling the strings.
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