"why do WE cheat?" is a romance novel about lovers that moved too fast, then found themselves looking for love in all the wrong places. It is a helpful, yet entertaining look into the lives of adulterers. It is structured as the diary of Korey Marshall, a 35 year old African American wife, mother of 3 and successful business woman. The first entry in the novel is written the day before Korey and Tatum, finally wed. She writes in her diary about the romantic flings she has while still married to Tatum. When Korey's affairs and Tatum's secrets come to the forefront of their relationship, the couple needs to decide whether to continue in their marriage.