In 2010 she retired as a porn star after giving birth to her child. She posted on her Twitter profile and blog, introducing herself as "Ashley. Formerly known as Ashlynn Brooke" and stating that she had retired from the business and that her former website would no longer be updated.
[from a 2007 on-line interview] The ride so far has been such an interesting one. Just with getting into the business, as a young woman we make a choice. In a sense, we make sacrifices. Not that it's a bad thing -- it's not a bad thing at all. We make a choice, we make sacrifices, however you choose to go about your career is your decision.