He was sick of dark dreams, of phantom lovers.

It was enough that two new images could be added to his gallery of phantom lovers, substitutes for what surely must soon materialize as solid flesh.

Like I've got a phantom lover, she thought.

And she was still that much stronger than Emery Romito, her phantom lover, not to need to do it.

A naked man writhing and rolling in the dirt with his phantom lover.

Brawne remembered the soldier's story, told during their long trip to the valley, remembered the details of Kassad's phantom lover.

She, however, is increasingly claimed by the memory, or fantasy, of a phantom lover.

In search of her phantom lover, Faith ignores the fact that she has met Mr. Right.

When Alexandra's "phantom lover" suddenly abandons her, she goes blind with despair.

My cousin says you should give up your phantom lovers and give a real man a taste.