Daughters of Bast Series by Sarah Isidore

A deadly plague rips across the Celtic lands, and to appease the gods a rare black cat must be sacrificed. But Veleda, a young girl born of a line of Druids, frees the cat, a magical creature named Mau, and follows it through a dazzling jeweled forest to the magnificent temple of Bast, the ancient cat-headed goddess of Egypt. The startled Veleda has been chosen by the goddess to receive special gifts and powers that will end the killing scourge and heal her people... moreA deadly plague rips across the Celtic lands, and to appease the gods a rare black cat must be sacrificed. But Veleda, a young girl born of a line of Druids, frees the cat, a magical creature named Mau, and follows it through a dazzling jeweled forest to the magnificent temple of Bast, the ancient cat-headed goddess of Egypt. The startled Veleda has been chosen by the goddess to receive special gifts and powers that will end the killing scourge and heal her people. But these newly bestowed gifts will change Veleda's destiny forever, for Julius Caesar leads the legions of Rome unchecked across the continent, and the Celts are his next intended prize. Far worse, these implacable conquerors are protected and assisted by Bast's dark sister, Sekhmet, the lion-headed goddess of blood and death. Blessed with the wisdom of the oak and the powers of Egypt, only Veleda can unite her wild and warlike peoples in order to repel the invading Roman forces. less

In a time of magic and savagery...A deadly plague rips across the Celtic lands,and to appease the gods a rare black cat must be sacrificed. But Veleda, a young girl born of a line of Druids, frees the cat, a magical creature named Mau, and follows it through a dazzling jeweled forest to the magnificent temple of Bast, the ancient cat-headed goddess of Egypt... moreIn a time of magic and savagery...A deadly plague rips across the Celtic lands,and to appease the gods a rare black cat must be sacrificed. But Veleda, a young girl born of a line of Druids, frees the cat, a magical creature named Mau, and follows it through a dazzling jeweled forest to the magnificent temple of Bast, the ancient cat-headed goddess of Egypt.A goddess bestows mystical powers upon a young woman-The startled Veleda has been chosen to receive special gifts and powers that will end the killing scourge and heal her people. But these newly bestowed gifts will change Veleda's destiny forever; for Julius Caesar leads the legions of Rome unchecked across the continent, and the Celts are his next unintended prize.Who may be her people's only salvation....Far worse, these implacable conquerors are protected and assisted by Bast's dark sister, Sekhmet, the lion-headed goddess of blood and death. Blessed with the wisdom of the oak and the powers of Egypt, only Veleda can unite her wild and warlike peoples in order to repel the invading Roman forces. less

Revered in secret for centuries, the Egyptian cat-goddess Bast is known to but a few in these faraway European lands. And now, as the purging armies of Christianity sweep across Gaul intent on destroying every vestige of a pagan past, the imperiled deity must call upon the healer Sirona, her last and most reluctant priestess... moreRevered in secret for centuries, the Egyptian cat-goddess Bast is known to but a few in these faraway European lands. And now, as the purging armies of Christianity sweep across Gaul intent on destroying every vestige of a pagan past, the imperiled deity must call upon the healer Sirona, her last and most reluctant priestess. As Bast marshals the gods and goddesses of yore for battle, it is Sirona -- herself damned as a witch by powerful forces seeking her death -- who now controls a world's destiny. For only she can turn the tide of the terrible conflict approaching: the fiery clash between the old mysteries and the new that threatens both the future of Gaul...and the World Tree that anchors the cosmos. less