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DOSA Files: Tales from the SVR Universe, Volume 3
The DOSA Files Volume 3 brings you EIGHT new Superhero Stories!
The Award-Winning Supervillain Rehabilitation Project series expands with this new eight-story anthology of exciting superhero (and villain!) tales.
Enter a world of superpowered heroes... and villains. Of epic adventure and hope.
In this collection you'll find tales of humor, action, and suspense. Meet brave heroes, quippy villains, and desperate vigilantes.
All featured stories are PG or lower, making this a great read for all ages, but especially for fans of superhero fiction, heartfelt moments, and snarky humor.
Featuring New Superhero Stories from Award Winning authors as well as exciting new voices in the genre.
Each anthology in the DOSA Files contains one short story by series originator, H.L. Burke, as well as multiple stories from other authors writing in the world.
Get ready for a journey into a world of superpowers and super fun!
The Award-Winning Supervillain Rehabilitation Project series expands with this new eight-story anthology of exciting superhero (and villain!) tales.
Enter a world of superpowered heroes... and villains. Of epic adventure and hope.
In this collection you'll find tales of humor, action, and suspense. Meet brave heroes, quippy villains, and desperate vigilantes.
All featured stories are PG or lower, making this a great read for all ages, but especially for fans of superhero fiction, heartfelt moments, and snarky humor.
Featuring New Superhero Stories from Award Winning authors as well as exciting new voices in the genre.
Each anthology in the DOSA Files contains one short story by series originator, H.L. Burke, as well as multiple stories from other authors writing in the world.
Get ready for a journey into a world of superpowers and super fun!
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Published May 17, 2025
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H.L. Burke
95 books568 followersBorn in a small town in north central Oregon, H. L. Burke spent most of her childhood around trees and farm animals and was always accompanied by a book. Growing up with epic heroes from Middle Earth and Narnia keeping her company, she also became an incurable romantic.
An addictive personality, she jumped from one fandom to another, being at times completely obsessed with various books, movies, or television series (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Star Trek all took their turns), but she has grown to be what she considers a well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture.
Married to her high school crush who is now a US Marine, she has moved multiple times in her adult life but believes that home is wherever her husband, two daughters, and pets are.
She is the author of a four part fantasy/romance series entitled "The Dragon and the Scholar," the Award Winning (2016 Realm Award for Young Adult Fiction) Nyssa Glass Steampunk series, and MG/Fantasy "Cora and the Nurse Dragon," among others .
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An addictive personality, she jumped from one fandom to another, being at times completely obsessed with various books, movies, or television series (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Star Trek all took their turns), but she has grown to be what she considers a well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture.
Married to her high school crush who is now a US Marine, she has moved multiple times in her adult life but believes that home is wherever her husband, two daughters, and pets are.
She is the author of a four part fantasy/romance series entitled "The Dragon and the Scholar," the Award Winning (2016 Realm Award for Young Adult Fiction) Nyssa Glass Steampunk series, and MG/Fantasy "Cora and the Nurse Dragon," among others .
Sign up for her monthly newsletter at www.hlburkeauthor.com
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March 11, 2025Features one original story by H.L. Burke and SEVEN new stories from other epic authors.
Officially releases on May 17th, but you can get yours weeks before the general public through the Kickstarter.
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Officially releases on May 17th, but you can get yours weeks before the general public through the Kickstarter.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
May 18, 2025
I'm probably not the target audience of this book as I haven't read the previous anthologies (though I have read a couple of the novels). But my talented husband, Gordon Deane, has a short story in it so of course I was going to read it.
Gordon's story, 'Marmalade', is rather sweet and lots of fun, especially if you're familiar with the first Paddington book.
The collection as a whole is a bit mixed (as collections of stories by different authors often are). A couple of the stories have significant flaws but most are readable and entertaining. Unsurprisingly, H L Burke's story is the star of the collection.
Gordon's story, 'Marmalade', is rather sweet and lots of fun, especially if you're familiar with the first Paddington book.
The collection as a whole is a bit mixed (as collections of stories by different authors often are). A couple of the stories have significant flaws but most are readable and entertaining. Unsurprisingly, H L Burke's story is the star of the collection.
November 3, 2025
Another great addition to the DOSA-verse!
All the stories were fun, and I like all the different authors' perspectives on the world. I love the story about the kid who calls the hotline because of monsters under his bed. It was so cute!
The story about Oliver honestly made me cry. The line about missing someone you've never met hits really close to home for me. I thought it was a relatable depiction of how an adopted child can miss their biological parents while still loving and appreciating the parents who raised them.
All the stories were fun, and I like all the different authors' perspectives on the world. I love the story about the kid who calls the hotline because of monsters under his bed. It was so cute!
The story about Oliver honestly made me cry. The line about missing someone you've never met hits really close to home for me. I thought it was a relatable depiction of how an adopted child can miss their biological parents while still loving and appreciating the parents who raised them.
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April 15, 2026
I’ve never before read any of the books in this universe, but when I found out my amazing penpal, friend, and writer, Leiana Arwen was getting her short story published…how could I not read it?!
So far I’ve only read “Hoaxed” but I plan on reading the rest of the stories soon!
Speaking of Hoaxed… it was AMAZING! Like, seriously! In the few 33 pages of this superhero tale, Jane represents so many of the younger siblings in the world. I myself am the oldest child, so I can’t exactly relate, but I’m sure many youngest children will.
Jane’s obsession with gummy bears was so funny, and something I CAN relate to! 😂 (Seriously, who doesn’t love gummy bears?)
I read Hoaxed in less than an hour, and while it was short, I was very invested! I kept wondering if Jane’s brothers would discover her identity, or if perhaps the Philadelphia baseball mascot would indeed change to a mongoose!
I genuinely have no critiques!
Leiana, if you’re reading this, you did amazing!
- Jaycee
So far I’ve only read “Hoaxed” but I plan on reading the rest of the stories soon!
Speaking of Hoaxed… it was AMAZING! Like, seriously! In the few 33 pages of this superhero tale, Jane represents so many of the younger siblings in the world. I myself am the oldest child, so I can’t exactly relate, but I’m sure many youngest children will.
Jane’s obsession with gummy bears was so funny, and something I CAN relate to! 😂 (Seriously, who doesn’t love gummy bears?)
I read Hoaxed in less than an hour, and while it was short, I was very invested! I kept wondering if Jane’s brothers would discover her identity, or if perhaps the Philadelphia baseball mascot would indeed change to a mongoose!
I genuinely have no critiques!
Leiana, if you’re reading this, you did amazing!
- Jaycee
June 30, 2025
I enjoyed this one more than Volume 2 - I think maybe because it feels thematically tighter. There's a focus on relationships and family dynamics in all of them, except New Year, New Cat, New Life, which was kind of a conman's literal come-to-Jesus moment. I don't know if adopting a cat will really change your life.
Monsters by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt sets the tone for this, with all the family-feels, and a little bit of romance. Here, Nate Preston/Bazinga, the only single man on his team, perpetually mans the DOSA phone lines on Friday nights and saves a seven-year-old from the monsters under his bed (can't say more without spoilers). It's very charming, and even if you can kinda predict the romance, the power/antagonist reveal was a surprise!
Career Shift by Erin Dydek explores more family dynamics, especially around career choices. Brooke keeps her super-sight from her overprotective, anti-Sable parents, whilst Darren deals with the disappointment of being a "useless" dog-shifter and artist.
Marmalade by Gordon Deane has an illegal immigrant trying to escape the clutches of the Supervillains using her Sable gifts to steal, and somehow falling in with a British ex-secret service agent! Especially loved the spy vibes in this one.
Hoaxed by Leiana Arwen, while enjoyable, felt the most juvenile of the stories. Jane, the only non-Sable in her Superhero family, feels left out now that her older brothers are all on the same Superhero team. She creates an elaborate hoax in order to spend more time with her Superhero brothers - which was hilarious, until everything went wrong (that plot point felt shaky, but eh, teens do teen drama things and fall for anything out of guilt.)
Sparked by H.L. Burke was a surprising revelation. As I read it, I had this feeling that I knew something about Oliver and his quest to find his biological father... so this is actually a prequel (?) story to Wishing on a Supervillain, and fills in the bits on how Oliver decided he wanted to meet a supervillain, instead of a superhero. This one feels stronger as a story on its own compared to The Good Twin in Volume 2, which I now only realise is also related to a side character in Wishing.
A final mention is Search History by Janeen Ippolito, which I felt was a story for writers, rather than readers. Yvette Morris is trying to decide if she wants to join her fiance in DOSA, while also trying to figure out why the plot lines of her latest fantasy heist novel mirrors actual heists carried out recently by a Supervillain. I appreciated the twist of having an author valued for their plotting skills, though the comments on marketability and self-publishing were a bit hard hitting. lol
Monsters by Jenelle Leanne Schmidt sets the tone for this, with all the family-feels, and a little bit of romance. Here, Nate Preston/Bazinga, the only single man on his team, perpetually mans the DOSA phone lines on Friday nights and saves a seven-year-old from the monsters under his bed (can't say more without spoilers). It's very charming, and even if you can kinda predict the romance, the power/antagonist reveal was a surprise!
Career Shift by Erin Dydek explores more family dynamics, especially around career choices. Brooke keeps her super-sight from her overprotective, anti-Sable parents, whilst Darren deals with the disappointment of being a "useless" dog-shifter and artist.
Marmalade by Gordon Deane has an illegal immigrant trying to escape the clutches of the Supervillains using her Sable gifts to steal, and somehow falling in with a British ex-secret service agent! Especially loved the spy vibes in this one.
Hoaxed by Leiana Arwen, while enjoyable, felt the most juvenile of the stories. Jane, the only non-Sable in her Superhero family, feels left out now that her older brothers are all on the same Superhero team. She creates an elaborate hoax in order to spend more time with her Superhero brothers - which was hilarious, until everything went wrong (that plot point felt shaky, but eh, teens do teen drama things and fall for anything out of guilt.)
Sparked by H.L. Burke was a surprising revelation. As I read it, I had this feeling that I knew something about Oliver and his quest to find his biological father... so this is actually a prequel (?) story to Wishing on a Supervillain, and fills in the bits on how Oliver decided he wanted to meet a supervillain, instead of a superhero. This one feels stronger as a story on its own compared to The Good Twin in Volume 2, which I now only realise is also related to a side character in Wishing.
A final mention is Search History by Janeen Ippolito, which I felt was a story for writers, rather than readers. Yvette Morris is trying to decide if she wants to join her fiance in DOSA, while also trying to figure out why the plot lines of her latest fantasy heist novel mirrors actual heists carried out recently by a Supervillain. I appreciated the twist of having an author valued for their plotting skills, though the comments on marketability and self-publishing were a bit hard hitting. lol
June 6, 2025
H. L. Burke invited other authors to come play in her Supervillain Rehabilitation Project universe, a far-reaching and flexible enough setting to welcome a wide range of tones and imaginative concepts that all feel like they belong. Volume III features canine shifters living as dogs fulltime, children with powers seeking family connection, an author of crime stories seeing her fictions come true, and a secret mind sable discovering he might not have been the hero he thought he was.
Whether you’re already an SVR fan or just want to enjoy some short family-friendly superhero adventures, I recommend this book and the whole series.
I am one of the authors in volumes I and III and received advance-reader ebooks from the publisher
Whether you’re already an SVR fan or just want to enjoy some short family-friendly superhero adventures, I recommend this book and the whole series.
I am one of the authors in volumes I and III and received advance-reader ebooks from the publisher
July 14, 2025
This is such a fun anthology! Heartwarming tales of redemption, adoption, found family, with intriguing and unusual mixes of superpowers. I had so many favorites. I was sorry when I got to the end and there were no more to read.
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