The Catswold Portal — Shirley Rousseau Murphy

At the bottom of artist Braden West's California garden is a door of rich dark wood carved with beautifully stylized cats. On the other side of this magic portal lies the Netherworld--a realm of shapeshifting Catswolders, of human rebels and their cruel enslaver, Siddonie, the sorceress queen. All that Siddonie needs to complete her evil plans is to find Melissa, who was once Queen of Faerie before she was spirited away to safety at the cost of her childhood memories.

Now, Melissa is coming back to reclaim her rightful crown and to liberate her people. It is a journey that will take her from the Hell Pit to the very heart of Siddoie's court...from the shape of a beautiful woman into the guise of a calico cat...while Siddonie fights desperately to keep her from regaining her memory and becoming heir to all the magic and power of the Catswold itself.