Emma Hox

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Hello, I’m Emma Hox and I have always been an avid fan of Jane Austen’s novels. Although my favorite novel, I have been disappointed in Pride and Prejudice’s Mr. Bennet. Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker gives the witty father of Elizabeth Bennet the personality I always envisioned he should truly have.

I am a member of the Jane Austen Society and a Jane Austen writer’s guild.

Emma Hox, writing Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker

I was born and raised in the farmlands of Eastern Washington and am a graduate of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, WA. I am married with two boys ages 7 and 4. My favorite thing to do, next to writing is to sail and spend time on the lake on weekends. To be honest, I mostly enjoy sitting on the bow of the boat in the shade of the jib to write.

Would Pride and Prejudice have been different if Colonel Fitzwilliam had accompanied Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy to Netherfield?

What would have happened if Mr. Darcy made friends with a mysterious member of the Meryton neighborhood who refuses an introduction but who has a close relationship with the Bennet household?

Elizabeth Bennet, the second of five daughters to Mr. Thomas Bennet has caught the attention of the rich and handsome Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy almost from the moment he lays eyes on her, but when he purposefully misinterprets her families expectations of her marrying and slights her in a way unknown to those who have always loved Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, he must leave forever or make amends. Sulking in the library he determined to leave the place and give her up, but is waylaid by a member of the Meryton neighborhood who claims an intimate acquaintance with the Bennet household and offers up advice on how to win her heart.

Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker puts a spin on Pride and Prejudice that no one would ever expect as Colonel Fitzwilliam attends Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy to Netherfield, Elizabeth Bennet is witty enough to detect the motives of Mr. Darcy’s long time enemy Lieutenant Wickham and Georgiana Darcy is bold enough to defy her brother and cousin and comes to Meryton in the midst of a storm. Not to mention Caroline Bingley, Lieutenant Wickham and Lady Catherine are all working against our hero and heroine ever finding their own happily ever after.

Another thing I enjoy doing is making Pride and Prejudice fan videos. Please visit the LovePridePrejudice YouTube Page where my videos have received over 167,000 views.