when referring to things saying you 'love' it, just emphasizes that you really, really like it. I like vanilla ice cream, but I love chocolate ice cream. You can use this pretty freely with any object. Be a bit more careful substituting love for like when referring to people though - saying you like your friend's husband is fine - saying you love him could get you into trouble. If you want tonemphasise that you like him a lot, then you can say "I really like him".

Unfortunately, in the English language, we have muddled the meaning of "love" in many ways. That's one thing I like about the Greek language. It has multiple words for the use of "love", measuring it in different levels. One cannot really love ice cream or love a book. However, as Hilary said, they are now emphasizing how greatly one feels for something.

Like means if you're friendly towards something or someone. Love is a lot more stronger Love is like if you like something or someone a lot.