There's nothing like a curling up with a book full of warm stories to keep you toasty on these cold winter days. Today, we're bringing you our first installment of our Recommendations--books, activities, films and listening--that we hope will inspire you to take a little time for yourself. Today, we're recommending Andrea Buchanan's new book, Live and Let Love which goes on sale today. From the publisher: An award-winning actress. A soldier's wife. A cancer survivor. A college student. What these women—what all of us—have in common is a need for love: to give it, to receive it, to express its many aspects. Her first book, Note to Self, featured true and inspiring stories from the lives of powerhouse women, including Mariska Hargitay herself. With Live and Let Love, Andrea Buchanan brings us a new compilation of thought-provoking, illuminating, often poignant essays on love written by some of America's most fascinating and vibrant women. In addition to being a best-selling author, Andrea is a founding Board Member of the Joyful Heart Foundation. Don't forget, if you purchase the book at bn.com after selecting Joyful Heart as your GoodShop cause, 4% of the retail value will be donated to the Foundation.