There are many Canadians in this year's collection of finalists, including soldier and author Paul Chafe, who opens his hypothetical romance novel thusly:
Go Paul!
Quote: 'Trent, I love you,' Fiona murmured, and her nostrils flared at the faint trace of her lover's masculine scent, sending her heart racing and her mind dreaming of the life they would live together, alternating sumptuous world cruises with long, romantic interludes in the mansion on his private island, alone together except for the maids, the cook, the butler, and Dirk and Rafael, the hard-bodied pool boys.
More examples in this CBC article: Bad fiction contest cites Ont., N.S. writers