Happy Tuesday, book lovers. This week’s Top Ten Tuesday is all about villains—those characters we love to hate. Or occasionally mourn because we really didn’t see that coming! As I sat down to think about this list, it occurred to me just how many books these days don’t have villains in them. Some of the most popular genres today, such as romance, women’s fiction, and contemporary fiction, don’t rely on the traditional villain for their conflict. Then again, even in many novels where there is a villain (suspense, romantic suspense, etc) the villian doesn’t play much of an on-page role