A collection of BL short stories by Haruko Kumota.
 
Bara no Mori ni Ita koro (When We Were in the Rose Forest) explores the depths of Haruko Kumota’s range with an array of erotic, heartwrenching, and at times, humorous stories.
 
- “When We Were in the Rose Forest” depicts a romance between a vampire and his lover reincarnated into an ordinary human.
 
- “The Rain in Monte Carlo” focuses on an older actor and his struggling with his career and working abroad. He asks for help from his beautiful foreign costar to show him around the city…
 
- “Yoshiki and Takumi” is a love story between rival gang members who can’t help how they feel.
 
- “Be Here to Love Me” follows the budding relationship between an office worker with a foot fetish and his colleague with stunning legs.
 
(Source: Futekiya)

Akutsu gets a main role in a movie and moves to Monte Carlo to get started on filming. To his surprise, the movie is nothing like he imagined...but maybe his co-star, a beautiful young man, will pull him out of his misery?!
 
(Source: Yaoi Is Life)

Dame BL is "a collection of BL oneshots written by some of the lesser-known participants in the genre (and some you may be familiar with already), with a focus on less conventional settings and characters. We're very far away from high school here, which hopefully you'll agree makes a pleasant change of pace." 
1. Be Here to Love Me [Kumota Haruko] 
2. Kou no Kawa (劫の河) [Morozumi Sumitomo] 
3. Khaa Thoong [est em] 
4. Natsu no Saigo ni Yoset (夏のさいごに寄せて) [Umematsu Machie] 
5. Locas! (!LOCAS!) [Okadaya Tetuzoh] 
6. And Robo (アンドロボ) [Chiba Ryouko] 
7. Shinumade BL (死ぬまでＢＬ・死んでもＢＬ) [Takeuchi Sachiko] 
8. Tonari wa Nani wo Suru Hito zo (隣は何をするひとぞ) [Uno Jinia] 
9. Tooru Kuro (透黒) [Zin] 
10. Muhou no Shounen (無法の少年) [Mochimeko] 
11. Ima Doushiteru? (今どうしてる？) [Rotta Ikumi] 
12. It Must Be [Momoyama Naoko]

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