In a leap of faith, humans alter their brains, forcing their subconscious minds to recognize everyone as their own children.

Now they love everyone instinctively, as a mother loves her son. It turns men into shining knights, and women into their adoring cheerleaders.

It also makes them easy targets, which is why they altered their brains a little further, because they knew sometimes love wouldn't work, and they would need savage violence.

But they didn't know how savage.

That is the setting for Gaia's Wasp, an apocalyptic 300-year love affair told in five books. Their romance ended a long way from where it started.

For readers who like their sci-fi hard, this first book includes a mathematically-realistic depiction of interstellar travel via photon rocket, all the way down to the equilibrium temperature of the bow shield. The equations are left out of the story because, duh, it's a romance, but you can check the math here.

This is my first novel, so you will see some newb writing mistakes. Fortunately, my errors did not include shallow characters or a meaningless story. You can watch my writing improve through the series, until the last two books were both Promethius Award finalsts.

Book 2 of the Gaia's Wasp series.

In 1755, off the coast of Portugal, an undersea quake spawned a wave that broke the spine of a ship full of wayward girls. The girls had been forced to choose between a convent, or sailing to the New World to marry rough men.

They went for the rough men, but ended up trapped on a sinking ship, until an unlikely passerby offered another hard choice.

Now, 265 years later, their children have returned to Earth, bearing a dangerous gift.

This was my second novel, so you will see some newb writing mistakes. However, of all the books in the series, I think this one is the most beautiful.

Book 3 of the Gaia's Wasp series.

If God asks you to pull his finger, don't do it.

Joshua the Prophet was created by God himself, three hours ago, in a pod that resembled a porta-potty hurtling toward Earth. As he approached the humans at divine velocity, Joshua knew he was made for a mission, and it would be so cool to know what it was. God had refused to explain His Divine Plan, saying only that it would be more fun as a surprise.

When you're on a mission from God, it's not really comforting to know He has a sense of humor.

This book is shorter than the rest, with a more light-hearted feel.

FINALIST FOR THE 2022 PROMETHEUS AWARD FOR BEST LIBERTARIAN SCI FI

Book 4 of the Gaia's Wasp series.

Half-aliens prowl the Earth, defying our laws, banging our women and laughing at our taxes. I mean really laughing. They think our taxes are hilarious, and how is a man supposed to perform with half-alien women giggling at his pay stub?

Of all the half-aliens, Luci Dark is widely regarded as the most annoying, so they chose her as their ambassador. Now she's shopping for 10,000 square miles to call home. Every right-thinking Human welcomes that idea like a fart at a wedding.

Maybe we could have coexisted, if Luci hadn't invited our productive men to ditch us and join them.

That means war.

FINALIST FOR THE 2023 PROMETHEUS AWARD FOR BEST LIBERTARIAN SCI FI

Book 5 of the Gaia's Wasp series.

Half-aliens are colonizing Earth, building a Libertarian paradise in the Australian outback, and they invited Humans to join them. Naturally, this is a global calamity, because the Libertarian colony might succeed.

Luci Dark is manning the colony's gate, greeting Human immigrants. So far this morning, she has welcomed Ron Paul, Chuck Norris, and Jesus. Jesus was no real problem, but Ron and Chuck brought too many pregnant girlfriends.