The phrase "a lover called" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is referring to a romantic partner or someone they have feelings for, particularly in a narrative or descriptive manner.
Example: "In the quiet of the night, a lover called, seeking solace in the warmth of their shared memories."
Alternatives: "a partner named" or "a beloved who".
In 1874 he discovered that his wife had a lover called Major Harry Larkyns, whom he immediately sought out.
"So he and his wife had a lover called Olive Byrne, an 18-year-old, and Olive was the physical model for Wonder Woman.
Moving on to the fortress of Carlat, Margaret took a lover called d'Aubiac.
Then there was the time the late Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, a near neighbour and a former lover, called to ask if she would give him a piano lesson.
The right-on heroine (a violin-playing, corporation-running mother of five, say, with an enlightened husband and a virile young lover called Raoul) is of no conceivable interest to any genuine writer; besides, she is well-represented in any number of admiring narratives — and you can get them at the airport.
Earlier this year, Ms. Gilbert published a follow-up book called "Committed," an anguished account of her ambiguous feelings about marrying her lover, called Felipe in the books.
When a former lover calls him to say that she can't bear to see him so diminished, he manages to spell out a message saying that he thinks of her every day.
Owen thinks he's helping his father by hunting the trickster and assembling the narrative, but an old lover calls his bluff: what he's really doing is filling in his own back story.
Started by a pun-lover called "Stu Dent", who claims to be in Sheffield, the petition says: "The needs and challenges of the north cannot be understood by the endless parade of old Etonions [sic] lining the frontbenches of the House of Commons.
"Lover Call," a late-night talk show, encourages listeners to instant-message their romantic woes, as one lovelorn listener did repeatedly last year.
On Thursday a heartbroken Bhutto-lover called and left a teary message on my voice mail.
