The lives of four aging gay friends are upended when Teddy's estranged sister lands on their doorstep with a dramatic granddaughter in tow, causing turmoil in their tight-knit Palm Springs community and unwittingly bringing secrets to light. Inspired by TV's 'The Golden Girls', 'That's What Friends Are For' is a novel about acceptance, friendship, and love later in life. This is the first time Wade Rouse has written a fiction novel under his own name, instead of his pen name, Viola Shipman.