The Coven — Jennifer Hulshof-Boone

Althena was forced into learning her elemental magic as a matter of necessity to survive and exact revenge against the abominations that murdered her husband and daughter as well as wiped out her village. Only twelve women survived forming the Coven, sharing an unbreakable bond in their grief and magic. Once driven by a need to gain as much power as she could to destroy all vampires on earth, Althena has learned the hard lesson of coming to terms with her grief and live life by doing for others and not for personal gain. Many truths come to light in their quest to track down the evil witch Brenna and the missing spirit of her twin sister Bronwyn who left Hayden trapped in a mystical coma spouting prophecies the Council has been trying to interpret in order to save the world from being destroyed. The appearance of Ruby's long-thought dead mother puts a new spin on things and Althena learns the one responsible for the deaths of her family as well as the creator of vampires and werewolves is Brenna herself. Althena taps into the dark side of her magic once more, her drive to bring down the one responsible for so much death fueled by the dark magic she has gathered over the years. Now it is up to the Coven, the rest of the Council, and the newly resurrected Kennan to save Althena from her thirst for vengeance before her powers consume her completely.