Characters possibly getting non-standard and OTT. HELP!

So I’ve finished what I’d aimed to do today – 5 character profiles. One of which involves a pretty creepy villain who can honestly be described as a predatory stalker.

Which leads me to conduct a mini debate in my head over a couple of things.

1. I have Christians in my romance novel, but I’m not writing an inspirational romance.
   In all honesty, I don’t see why Christians – or any other religion, for that matter – should be left out of romance novels as if religion didn’t exist in Lurve Land. 1 in 3 people the world over are Christians; 85% of the world believes in some kind of religion. And yes, art, as the imitater of life, should be able to talk about sex and romance AND Christianity. Christians can be passionate, too.

   Problem is, I don’t think most publishers want to talk about Christian romances and all the angst about being in love with a non-believer. And yet it’s one of the most common forms of forbidden love in the world.
   

2. I have a predatory stalker, as mentioned above.
   And suddenly, my book seems OTT to me. It’s supposed to be light and fluffy and fun… and I have a villain that is, frankly, creepy. He is part of the subplot involving 2 of my minor characters… but the fact remains that I have a creepy villain who is psychologically disturbed. And I’m lacking the guts right now to go through with it. Even though I want to indulge my darker side.

So. If I were to not have a predatory stalker villain, can someone please devise a way for my subplot hero to save his woman in a grand, heroic gesture? That also involves, preferably, a punch-up?

Or do predatory stalkers happen more often in romance novels than I realise?

Anyone? 2M2Z3UTSJPA9