Gasping for Air is the story of Cami Bonner, a middle-aged housewife who is desperately looking for purpose in her life. Becoming cemented in her daily rut, which she finds suffocating, Cami sets out to alter her behavior in ways that are totally unbefitting of her personality. The irony of Cami's life is that she loves being a wife to her husband, Jacob, and mother to their three daughters and seems to be truly living the dream life. That is until she becomes entangled with a married couple who forever change her life.
Ben and Hilary Daniels are a married couple with problems just like everyone else. As fate would have it, Cami Bonner becomes involved with Ben as his lover and Hilary as her confidant. The relationship among the three of them becomes an impossible dynamic that doesn't survive the consequences.
It's Cami Bonner's sense of stagnancy and craving for change that women everywhere can relate to. The grass is not always greener on the other side as she learns firsthand. Feeling remorseful for her mistakes, Cami tries to atone for her sins. Regrettably, it may be too late. Gasping for Air is an interesting read with a twist at the end.