PUBLISHED WORKS

Books by Sam Markley

Explore Sam Markley’s published works, from the earlier A House Shaken to the featured SHOWROOM.

SHOWROOM

The Saga of a Family, a Car Business and the Seven Deadly Sins

SHOWROOM tells the story of a family and the car dealership that defined them across decades of American life. At its center is a business built on ambition, trust, and the complicated bonds of blood — a place where cars are sold, but where character is tested.

Across generations, the showroom becomes a stage for the seven deadly sins: pride that sustains a legacy, greed that threatens to unravel it, envy that divides siblings, and the quieter sins that erode a family from within. Each generation inherits not only the business but the weight of the choices made before them.

DETAILS
Genre
Literary Fiction / Family Saga
Format
Available in print and digital

THE STORY

A Family. A Business.
A Lifetime of Decisions.

A family. A business. A lifetime of decisions. In SHOWROOM, the saga unfolds across generations, rooted in the American car dealership that shaped them all.

The showroom floor is where deals are struck and reputations are built — but behind the plate glass windows, a far more complicated story plays out. Pride holds the family together. Greed threatens to pull it apart. Envy, lust, anger, gluttony, and sloth each take their turn on the lot.

Through decades of boom and bust, marriages and funerals, new models and old grudges, the dealership endures — as does the family at its heart. SHOWROOM is a story about what we inherit, what we owe, and what we choose to carry forward.

THE BOOK TRAILER

Step Inside SHOWROOM

Watch the official book trailer for a glimpse into the saga.

OFFICIAL TRAILER

SHOWROOM

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THE FIRST NOVEL

A House Shaken

Two friends embark on a journey that takes them from the relative peace and harmony of a small town to the excitement and depravity of city life.

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