Hex Publishers Mike Resnick, and E. Lily Yu.. Hex Publishers Hex Publishers is an independent publishing company based in Erie, Colorado that specializes in genre fiction which includes science fiction, horror, and dark fantasy, and publishes the online magazine "Words", which features free short fiction, movie reviews and author interviews. Hex was founded by Joshua Viola (owner) and Dean Wyant in 2014 before the company’s first release, Nightmares Unhinged. Authors published by Hex Publishers include Carrie Vaughn, Edward Bryant, Steve Alten, Jeanne C. Stein, Kat Richardson, Paolo Bacigalupi, Minister Faust, Stephen Graham Jones, Steve Rasnic Tem, Brian Keene, Richard Kadrey, Matthew Kressel,
Villette (novel) in love with M. Héger, a married man. She finally returned to her family's rectory in Haworth, England, in January 1844. Charlotte drew on this source material for her first (albeit unsuccessful) novel "The Professor". After several publishers had rejected it, Brontë reworked the material and made it the basis of "Villette". Most literary historians believe that the character of M. Paul Emanuel is closely based upon that of M. Héger. Furthermore, the character of Graham Bretton is widely acknowledged to have been modelled upon Brontë's publisher, George Murray Smith, who was her suitor at one time. The novel is